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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-29
ENSIGN POWELSON
Tells What iic Knows OF tho Erplosiop.
Testimony Mainly TechntcnI.

Testiniony Mainly Technicnl.
The following are portions of the
testimony OF Ensign W. v,,N. Powell
son, who was called the third day OF
the court He testified that he had
been present on the Maine every day
from the arrival OF the Fern aud dur
Ing a great deal OF tho diving.
In reply to a question to tell the
court all about the condition of the
wreck. he said the forward part 0f!the
ship forward OF the after smokestack,
had been 10 all appearances completely
destroyed. The coming tower lay In u
position opposite the door leading to the
superstructurc aft and TO starboard, In
cllned at about ITO degrees TO the ver-
teal. with the ton OF the coming tower
In board. Continuing, he described
with close detail. the condition under
tho main deck on the port side The
extnres were completely wrecked. while
Gg2G7t Continued on SocUntl Pure, s s. I
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FOREIGN PRESS OPINIONS.
London "Times' & syn,pathi1es with
FAmsriea--siadrid Journals Want War.
4 LONDON, March o9.-The Times

london "Timcs synpathizes with
| Amsrica-- Madrid Journals Want War.
LONDON, March 2s.-The Times
says: l
president McKinley's message IS
temperate and contains nothing that
ought to wound the feelings OF the most
susceptible spanlard. 1t has In no way
verified the anticipation that he would
throw down the gauntlet. This is a dis
tlnct gain. 1t must be admitted, with
every desire to excuse spain's reluctance
to yield to pressure, that we cannot re-
fuse our sympathy to the American
people. II such an incident as the
Malnc's destruction had happened to US
II would have been very difficult for
Englishmen to preserve their boasted
calm" fs7t t2lsE
The Daily Chronicle says: at is in
conceivable that the Spanish govern
lnent should be SO mad as not 10 meet
the feeling OF America rs evidenced In
the Maine report and the Presidents
message half way" Y5 fsfa.
The Morning Post thinks the signs
make for peace and takes for granted
there will be an armistice until Octo-
ber, Spain and the United States CO.
operating meanwhile for the relief Of the
suffering Cubans.
LONDON, March 29-The special dis
patches from Madrid show that the
press there does not reflect the more
peaceful feeling of New York.
Ell Heraldo says: 4"If we must resort
to Qulxotism. let's do It. The sooner the
better, before the Yankees can gain
ground over u.s."
El Liberal admits that "the day OF
trials has come for SPAIN" but says:
'.Having worked for conciliat!on with
all our might, we won't retreat one line"
The Epoca says: Diplomacy has not
yet said the last word. but 1t Is our duty
to prepare even for war"
The Carlist organ, Ell Correo Espanol,
says: "These are the moments when our
| people should show that our glorious
traditions OF patriotism and war have
not lost ground, and that we are still a
nation OF heroes and martyrs"
2 El Naclonal, the mouthpiece OF the
Weylerite faction. thinks the conflict
cannot be prevented and that the gov
ernment should act quickly.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-29
TOLD IN A FEW LINES .

Fanny Davenport. the actress, is lying
III at Chicago. and death is momentarlly
expected.
Anton scidl. the famous music direc-
tor. died last night In New York city, OF
poisoning. probably from eating fish.
The Ohio river at Cincinnati, has
reached a height of 6l feet. but It was
expected to be falling this morning.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-29
TES!;!T!:I!:M0:NY.. ]! J!
Given Before Court Inquiry Into
Maine Explosion,
/. IMMENSE I'M ll: MASS OF EVIDENCE
Bearing ON Every Detail and Incl
dent OF the Disaster Il
TO THE lLL.FATED BATTLESHlp.

The Story OF tho Distraction Of the YES.
sci ia Told, Not Graphically, bnt In a
Manner ,rh,el, Gives All the Obtalna-
BILE Facts = Every Movement Of the
Maine from the Time She Left Scy West
Until the Last Diver Ernmined tho
Wreck, Slowly sinking into the aiud of
Iiavana Iiarbor, Is Given : The Evil
denee ofthe Greatest Importance Is that
ofcapt. sigsbse and Easign Powelson.
Ritter Feeling Against tho American
Ship and Americans.
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HAVANA, March 2S,--La Luchn
quotes General Ice as denying the re-
bort published in Madrid to the effect
itaat he was connected With an American
Syndicate whose purpose Is said IL be
The purchase OF Cuba. The consul gen
oral says, according TO La Lulha. that
nc attends only TO the interest OF Amerl-
cans, never mixes In outside matters,
and never had communication with the
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subsistence, attended by an eclipse oe
electric lights and intense darkness
within the cabin. He knew Immediately
that the Maine had blown up and was
sinking. He hurried to the starboard
cabin port, but changed his course TO
the passage leading to tho superstruc-
ture. Then he detailed the manner Of
meeting Private Anthony, which Is
much the same as has been published.
Lieutenant Commander Wainwright
was on deck when Captain Slgsbee
emerged from the passageway and
turning 10 the orderly he asked for the
time, which was given as 9i0 .. m.
Sentrles were ordered placed about the
ship and the forward magazine flooded,
II practicable. He called for perfect ST.
lence The surviving officers were
about him at the time on the poop. He
was informed that both forward and
after magazines were under water.
Then came flint cries and he saw dim,
ly floating bodies In the water. Bonts
were at once ordered lowered, but only
two were found available, the gig and
whale boat They were lowered and
manned by officers and men and by the
captains directions they left the ship
and assisted In saving the wounded
Jointly. with other bouts that had ar
rived on the scene. Fire amldshlps by
this time was burning fcrccly and the
spare ammunition In the pilot house
was exploding in detail. N
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-29
SENT. TOTCONGRES,S;;... s.
President Transmits Report Of
Board Of Inquiry
INTO THE MAINE DISASTER
With Accompanying Message to
Senate and House.
MAKES NO RECOMMENDATION.

House Immediately AdJourns ON ths Ref.
ersnee orthe Mnttert to tho COMMITTEES ON
Foreign Relations, and the Senate
Sends the Papers to COMMITTEES Without
Debate-Fuii Text Of tho Report or ths
Court of Inquiry--Tha Facts that were
Estabitshsd by Testimony, end the
Opinion OF the Court. ~,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-29

NEW YORK, March 2S.-Beglnnlng
to-day. the work at the navy yard viii
be under high pressure. Orders have
been issued to all the chiefs OF the yard
departments that hereafter work will
be continued night as well as day.
About hundred and thirty mechanics
and blacksmlths were hired by the
construction department last week and
to-day thirty more men were put to
work. The yard tug Nina carried n big
shipment OF ammunition from Fort In
fayette TO Perth Amboy to-day. The
Pennsylvania railroad will transport 1t
south to the fleets. Additional orders
for shipment OF stores to the various
vessela In commission along the coast
was received at the store Keepers de-
partmcnt to-day. The tug Traffic car
r!ed n big miscellaneous, cargo of stores
for shipment at Jersey City to-day. q
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-29
sCHLEY, TAXES COMMAND
Ofthe "FlytnE Esquadron"-aIon Couldn't
Hold In Their Enthusiasm. Il

or the "FIylng gsquadron"-aIon Couldn't
Told In Their Entiru,ia,m. y
FORT MONROE, Va, March Is
More than the usual enthusiasm was
displayed to-day by the officers and men
OF that portion o. the American flying
squadron already assembled here,
when Commodore W. S. schley took
command. There Is always a perfume
tory duty to be done IN such cases. but
the duty to-day was performed with an
ill-concealed enthusiasm that bordered
upon breach OF discipline. Officers
smiled, however.
The newly detailed commander could
not In hispleasure at such n greeting
find fault, and the men were nllow>d to
give full vent to their feelings. The sig
nilicance OF the greeting was in the
general feeling that the first step to-
ward the completion of what will be the
free fighting squadron had been taken.
and the men apparently were gratlfied,
both with the step and with the choice
OF commanders, for Commodore Schley
Is known as a conservative. yet abso-
lutely fearless and determined fighter.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-29

a number OF senators and representa-
lives OF both parties conferred with the
President nj the white house Tonight.
II Is said that the opinion expressed by
most of those who talked with Mr.. Nc
Kinley objected to further delay towards
q settlement OF the Spanish situation
and that unless the next message was
more definite the radical members could
not be held in check. AT the meeting OF
the senate committee on foreign rela-
tlon8 on Wednesday, Senator Frye will
move that the committee remain in con-
tinuous session until the. question re-
lat!ng to the Maine. Cuba and Spain are
settled. Mr.. Foraker will Introduce to-
morrow n resolution recognizing the In
dependence of Cuba. t
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but moro n friendly offer to media te the
differences, which hive recently ithrert- !
encd TO terminate In a war between tho
United States and Spain. 1t Is under
stood, lloweyer that up to the present
time N. Cambon has not received any
definite eiinstructions TO take the initial
etep In such mediation. 81, ''}i4is,
AT the war and navy departments. the
stir OF preparations continue as usual.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-29

For West Virginia and Western Penn
syIvanla. falr. preceded by showers In the
carly morning; colder; fregh northwestern
ly Winds irr1 if FYslra
For Ohio, fair Tuesday; colder in\souih.
cast portion; fresh northwCstcrly Winds.
idas Local Temperature. 5fs.
Tho temperature Saturday as observed
by c.. Schncpf. druggist. corner Market
and Fourteenth streets. was ms follows:
n. m.............. u . lp. m,............, 20
q. m.r...,..,.... 90 Up. m.............. Gi
u l2m..".............72 72 Woathor-Changc. !.
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Z. - sd.
He stated that he had examined the
wreck himself, conversed with other Of
ticers and men, but as the Spanish au-
thorities were very much adverse to an
investigation except officially, on the
grounds as stated by the Spanish ad-
miral, that the honor of Spain was in
volved he forbore to examine the sub
marine portion OF the wreck for the
cause OF the explosion until the dag. the
court convened. He said the discipline
of the ship was excellent. The marine
guard was In excellent condition. The
reports OF the medical department shows
that about one man and q quarter per
day were on the sick list during the
past year. In the engineers depart
ment the vessel was always ready and
always responsive. He paid q tribute to
the crew and said that quieter, better
natured lot OF men he had never known
on board any vessel in which he had
served He had no fault TO find with
the behavior of any officer or man at
the time OF the disaster, and considered
their conduct admirable. On his exnml-
nation by the court. Captain Sigsbeo
said that the highest temperature he
could remember was 119. but that was
in the after magazine, the temperature
of the forward magazine being consider
ably lower.
There was no loose powder kept In
the magazine. All the coal bunkers
were ventilated through air tubes eN-
amined weekly by the chief engineer,
and were connected electrically 10 the
annuciator near his cabin door. The
forward coal bunker on the port side
was full. The forward con. bunker on
the starboard side was half full and 1t
was being used at the time Of the ex-
plosion. 81
Asked whether there was any demon.
stration OF animoslty by people afloat.
Captain Sigsbee said that there never
was on shore. rs he was informed, but
there was ailoat. lie then related that
on the first Sunday after the Mainc's.
arrival. n fcrryboat crowded densely-
with people, civil and military, return
ing from a bull fight IN Rcgla, passed
the Maine and about forty people on
board indulgcd in wells. whistles and
derislve calls. During the stay in Hava-
ma Captain Slgsbee took more than or
dinary precautions for the protection OF
the Maine, placing sentrics on the fore
castle and poop, quarantine and signal
buoys on the bridge and on the poop.
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AT this time Lieutenant Commander
Wainwright whispered to the captain
that he thought the ten.inch magazine
forward had been thrown UP Into the
burning mass and might explode In
time. Everybody was then directed to
get into the boats over the stern which
was done, the captain getting into the
gig and then proceeded 10 the "Clty Of
Washington" where lie found the
wounded in the dining saloon. being
carefully attended BY the officers and
crew OF the vessel. He then went on
deck and observed the wreck for few
minutes and gave directions to have n
muster taken on board the City OF
Washington and other vessels and sat
down in the captains cabin and dlcta-
ted a telegram 10 the navy department.
Various Spanish officials came on board
and expressed sympathy and sorrow,
for the accident. The representatives OF
General Blanco and OF the admiral of
the station were among the Spanish Of
ficials who rendered their respects.
About eighty-four or eiShty-five men
were found that night who survived. By
the time Captain Sigsbee reached the
quarter deck 1t was his impression that
an Overwhelming explosion had occur
red. When he came from the cabin he
was practically blinded for a few sec
onds. His only thought was for the
vessel and he took no note Of the phe-
nomena OF the explosion. In reply to the
direct question OF whether any OF the
magazines or shell rooms were blown
up. the captain said 1t was extremely
difficult 10 come to any conclusion. The
center OF the explosion was beneath
and little forward OF the coming tow
er on the port side. In the region of the
center or axis OF the explosion was the
six-inch reserve magazine, which con-
tained very little powder, about three
hundred pounds. The ten-inch maga-
zine was in the same general region,
but on the starboard side Over the ten
inch magazine In the loading room OF
the turret and In the adjoining passage
a number OF ten-inch shells were per-
manently placed. According to Captain
Sigsbee It would be difficult to conceive
the explosion involved the ten-inch
magazine because of the location ofSthe
explosion and that no reports show that
any ten-inch shells were hurled into the
air because Of the explosion. The cap-
tain went into details as TO the location
OF the small arm ammunition. He said
that he did not believe that the forward
siY-inch magazine blew up. The location
OF the gun cotton was aft, under the
cabin. The gun cotton primers and de-
tonators were always kept in the cabin.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-07-09
THE NUMBER SEVEN.
1t Has Been Conside Lucky since
Creations Dawn.

1t Has Been Considered Lucky since
Creations Dawn.
The number seven is, in the lexicon of
Luck, the antithesis of the number Is,
so Stunned by the superstitious.
Wordsworth's little lyric, beginning
1--WE are but seven," selected the lucky
number-lucky since the creation, W hem
seven days of Deifc labor conquered
chaos. Life has always been under
dominion of the rule of seven. twas
not Shakespeare who first divided. the
ages OF man into seven, but Hippccrates,
1900 years previously. Egyptian as
tronomy considered seven planets, and
hence seven days in each week, and each
day ruled by constellation. Anato-
mists tell us there are seven holes in a
head-mouth, two nostrill5, two ears,
two eyes; Jacob served seven years for
his wives; Sampson was bound with
seven withes, and had seven locks of
hair. cut; seven years acknowledgements
passed as a beast: in the book Of Reve-
lations we read about churches, spirits.
candlesticks, trumpets, seals, plaques
and angels, with the numcral seven at
tached to each; and we speak Of seven
sleepers. One of the most interesting
games of cards is called "'sevens up
In whichever way we turn the streams
OF life the numeral seven is apt to float
IN them.-Frank Leslie's Monthly.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-07-09
DRAWlNG< ON THE WALL.
A Rome Writer Says the Description
Have Been Exaggerated.

A Rome Writer Says the Descriptions
Have Been Exaggerated.
The Roman correspondent of the Ber-
lin Tageblatt throws cold water on the
exaggerated reports of the discovery
by Prof. Marucchi of o. drawing of the
crucifxion on an ancient wall in the
Eternal city. He says that the sketch
is SO faint that the outlines of the
cross, as we'll as of the persons sur
rounding it, can be made out only with
the aid of magnifying glass, and
then very imperfectly. To decipher the
scene supposed to be represented, to
say nothing of the inscription, requires
a strong imagination. So far as the
persons represented are concerned, it
is quite possible to make out what they
are doing. The hammer that Prof. Ma
rucchi Thought he saw in the hands
Of one Of soldiers climbing upon the
cross might just as easily be q flag.
Beneath this figure is to be read the
name "Mistillus," or something like it..
In the upper left-hand corner are to be
seen the Roman numerals XII, Nv. and
v. A ladder is leaning against both
crosses represented, and it is quitepos-
sible that the picture may be of a scene
aboard ship. OF the supposed figure of
Christ, the correspondent could see
nothing at all. He could read plainly
the name ''Piletus." Plainly, also, ap-
pears through the confused mass of
half-obliterated Latin and Greek in
scriptions, though party injured by
dilapidation of the wall, the name
''Grestos'' (Christus), behind which a
large picture of a hammer plainly ap-
pears. The entrance to the room where
this Withdrawing is found is under the
so-called Bridge of Caigula.''
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Put ia MANY r.e.

Sharks furnish a number Of valuable
products. The liver of the shark con-
tains an Oil that possesses medicinal
qualities equal to those of cod-liver oil.
The skim after being dried. takes the
polish and hardness Of mother-of- pearl.
The fins are always highly priced by the
Chinese, who pickle them and serve
them at dinner as most delicate dish.
The Europeans, who do not appreciate
the fins as a food, convert them into a
fish glue. AS for the flesh Of the shark
that, despite its oily taste, is eatenin
certain countries. The Icelanders, who
do a large business insharks' oil, send
ont annually a, Rect Of hundred veg
sells for the capture Of the great fish. ---
Detroit Free Press.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-07-09

Timber Lana, Act June 3, 1s7s.-Not1ce for Puh-
iicat1on IL US 9: Land Office. Duluth. MINI.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions Of the act of congress OF
June g. 1878 entitled IAN act for the sule timber
lands in the states OF California. Oregon, Nevada
and Washington Territory" MS extended to all
the public land states by act of August !. 1892.
Eddie B. Wasgatt, of Duluth county Of st. Louis.
state Of Minnesota, has this day filed IN this
office his sworn statement No. 400 for the pur-
chase Of the e3a of swd, se14 of nw1a, and swl OF
neA, section %, to" nship 62 north, range west,
and will offer proof TO show that the land
sought is more valuable for it's timber or stone
than for agricultural purposes and TO establish
his claim to said land before the regieter and
receiver of this office at puluth, Mimi, on
Monday, the 18th day of ] uly, 1888. ~. =. ID
He names as witnesses: 49,. -g.:
Leonard Turks. Christ Habberstad, Winfield
S Trunks Ole S Bergum and Llewellyn B Brooks
all of Lutsen, MINI. ...[.t.- I T.
Any and ali persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file heir
claims in this office on or before said 18th day OF
July, 1893. 4 f% +. A. .:9
43d VIM. e. Culkin Register.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-07-09
GRAND MARAIs. MINI. JULY 9, 1898.
MODERN SCIENCE.
Predictions for the Twentieth Cen.
fury Are Broad.

Predictions for the Twentieth Cen.
fury Are Broad.
# may be that we are, with respect to
the coming century, in the same imma-
ture mental condition in which the peo-
pie Of the eighteenth century were with
regard to the nineteenth, says the Pop
ular Science Monthly. IF some one in
the preceding century had dared to pre-
dict the wonderful achievements of the
nineteenth, he would probably have
been declared a fool, and treated as
was Robert Mayer, in Germany, in this
century, who, after the discovery Of the
law of the conservation of force, was
put into an insane asylum. A like fate
might befan the man who should dare
now to cast horoscope for the TWEEN
tieth century, and to predict the prog
ress of the human mind in the various
domains Of scientific research. After
all, those may be right who, in spite of
all those acquisitions on which we SO
justly pride ourselves, are of opinion
that we are still moving in only the
initial steps, in the leading strings of
evolution, and that we are yet very far
from the goal of those material and
ideal aims which the human race in it's
unremitting onward struggle is des-
tined to attain, or to show it's capacity
of attaining. The great Sir Isaac New
ton used, perhaps, the most appropriate
smile when he compared men with
children who on the seashore are pick
ing up here and there a curious pebble
or colored shell while the great; sea of
truth lies still unexplored before them.
We can only conjecture as to the prob
able progress, as we cannot know which
position we occupy in the course of hui
man evolution, whether we are still in
its beginnings or well advanced. This
lies hidden in the bosom of the future.