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Morris tribune., 1898-03-30

ell n-two an the lat keel bent into an
aASIe slmIIur to the angle formed by
the outside bottom p.attng. This break
is now al on, e feet below the surface
OF the waite atout 30 feet above its
normal position. In the opinion of the
court this effect could have peen pro-
duced only Uy the explosion OF a mine
situated under the bottom of the ship
at aLout frame IS and somewhat on
the port side of the ship.
q. The c. urt find, that the loss Of
the Maine on the OCCASION named was
NOT Ill any respec; due to fau 0 meg
hgence on the PAT. of any of H. Of
icers or members of the crew Of said
vessel.
Mine Was the Cause.
z. In the opinion of the court the
Maine was destroyed by the explosion
of a submarine mine, which caused the
partial explosion of two or more of her
forward magazines.
s. The court has been unable to OBJ
tain evidence fixing the responsibility
for the destruction of the Maine upon
any person or persons.
W. T. SAMPSON, Captain U. S. N,
President.
A. MARK, Lieutenant Commander
T., S. N, Judge Advocate,
The court having finished the in.
quiry it was ordered to make, ad-
journed at Ii a. M, to await the action
of the convening authority.
w. T. SAMPSON, Captain U. S. N.
President.
A. MARK, Lieutenant Commander, U.
S. N. Judge Advocate.
U. S. flagship New York, March ~,
1898, off Key West. Fla.
The proceedings and findings of the
court OF inquiry in the above case are
NJ. E. SIcARD, Rear Admiral, Com
nander.in- Chief of the U. S. naval
force on the North Atlantic station.
Morris tribune., 1898-03-30

| Special orders in regard to this mad
been given by the commanding officer.
Varnishes, dryers, alcohol and other
com bustiles of this nature were slowed
on or above the main deck and could
not have had anything to do with the
destruction of the Maine.
The medical stores were slowed aft
under the ward room and remote from
the zone Of the explosion.
No Dangerous Stores Around.
No dangerous stores of any kind were
slowed below i'll any of the other store
rooms.
The coal bunkers were inspected. Of
those bunkers adjoining the forward
magazines and she'll rooms, four were
empty, namely BS, B4, B5, BIZ. "A15"
had been in use that day, and ''Ai6"
was full of New River coal. This coal
had been carefully inspected before re-
ceiving it on board. The bunker in
which it was slowed was accessible on
three sides at all times and the fourth
side at this time on account of bunkers
"B4" and "B6" being empty. This
bunker 'Al6" had been inspected that
day by the engineer officer on duty.
The fire alarms in the bunkers were
in working order, and there had never
been case of spontaneous combustion
of coal on board the Maine.
Only Two Boilers in Use.
The two after boilers of the ship were
in use at the time of the disaster, but
foS auxiliary parposes only with com.
paSatively low pressure Of steam, and
being tended by reliable watch. These
boilers could not have caused the ex-
plosion of the ship. The four forward
boilers have since been found by the
divers and are in fair condition.
On the night of the destruction OF
the Maine everything had been report
edS secure for the night at s p. M, by
reliable persons, through the proper
authorities, to the commanding officer.
At the time the Maine was destroyed
the ship was quiet and therefore least
liable to accident caused by movements
from those on board.
Two Distinct Explosions.
8. The destruction of tho Maine oc-
Cured at 9:40 p. m, on the 10th day OF
February, 1893, in the harbor Of Ha-
vana, Cuba, being at the time moored
to the same buoy to which she had
Morris tribune., 1898-03-30
BOARD OF INQUIRY.

symbol of good will and of our ships in
the fulillment Of the mission of pro-
lection to American interests, even
though no immediate need therefor
might exist.
Accordingly, on the gath of January
last, after conference with the Spanish
minister in which the renewal of visits
of our war vessels to Spanish waters
was discussed and accepted, the PENN
sular authorities at Madrid and Havana
were advised of the purpose of this gov
ernment to resume friendly naval Wis
its at Cuban ports, and that in that
view the Maine would forthwith call
at the port of Havana. This announce
ment was received by the Spanish gov
ernment with appreciation of the
friendly character of the visit of the
Maine and with notification of the in
tention to return the courtesy by send
ing Spanish ships to the principal ports
of the United States. Meanwhile the
Maine entered the port of Havana on
the Goth of January, her arrival being
marked with no special incident and
besides the exchange Of customary sal.
utes and ceremonial visits.
Remained in Havana Three Weeks.
The Maine continued in the harbor
of Havana during the three weeks fol-
lowing her arrival. No appreciable
excitement attended her stay, on the
contrary feeling of relief and conf
dence followed the resumption of the
long interrupted friendly intercourse.
So noticeable was this immediate effect
of her visit. that the consul general
strongly urged that the presence of our
ships in Cuban waters should be kept
up by retaining the Maine at Havana or
in the event of her recall, by sending
other vessels there to take her place.
At 40 minutes past 9 in the evening
of the 10th of February the Maine was
destroyed by an explosion, by which
the entire former part of the hull was
utterly wrecked. In this catastrophe
2 officers and $50 Of her crew perished,
those who were not killed outright by
her explosion being penned between
decks by the tangle of wreckage and
drowned by the immediate sinking of
the hull. Prompt assistance was rem
dered by the neighboring vessels an
chored IN the harbor, aid being especi-
ally given By the boats of the Spanish
cruiser Alphonso XII and the Ward
line steamer City Of Washington,
which lay not far distant The
wounded were generously cared for by
the authorities of Havana, the hospi-
tails being freely opened to them, while
the earliest recovered bodies of the
dead were inferred by the municipality
in public cemetery in the city. Trib.
utes OF grief and sympathy were Of
Gered from all official quarters Of the
island.
Morris tribune., 1898-03-30
been taken upon her ayr1val.

been taken upon her arrival.
There were two explosions of dis
tinctly different character, with very
snort but distinct interval between
them, and the forward part OF the ship
was lifted to marked degree at the
time of the first explosion,
The first explosion was more in the
nature of report, like that of gun;
while the second explosion was more
open, prolonged, and of greater volume.
The second explosion was, in the
opinion of the court, caused by the par.
tial explosion of two or more of the
forward magazines or the Maine.
Condition of the Wreck.
a. The evidence bearing on this, be-
ing principally Obtained from divers,
did not enable the court to form def
nate conclusion as to the condition of
the wreck, although it was established
that the after part of the ship was prac-
tically intact, and sank in that condi-
ton a very tew minutes after the de-
struction of the forward part.
The following facts in regard to the
forward part of the ship are, however,
established by the testimony:
That portion of the port side of the
protective deck, which extends from
about frame 30 to about frame Al, was
blown up aft and over to port. The
main deck from about frame 30 to
about frame Al was blown up aft and
slightly over to starboard, folding the
forward part of the middle superstruc.
ture over and on top of the after part.
This was, in the opinion of the court,
caused by the partial explosion of two
or more of the forward magazines of
the Maine.
Thirty-four Feet Ont Of Place.
5. At frame II, the outer shell of the
ship, from a point ll1a feet from the
middle line of the ship and 6 feet above
the keel when in its normal position,
has been forced up so as to be now
about feet above the surface of the
water; therefore, about 81 feet above
where it would be had the ship sunk
uniniured The outside bottom plating
is bent into a reversed ''V'; shape, the
after wing of which is about 10 feet
broad and 80 feet in length (from frame
II to frame 25l, is doubled back upon
itself against the continuation of the
same plating extending forward.
At frame Is the vertical keel is brol-
Morris tribune., 1898-03-30
REPORT IS PUBLIC
Findings of the Maine Board Of
Inquiry Finally Submit
ted to Congress.
Conclusion Reached That the
Vessel Was Wrecked by
Submarine Mine.
MESSAGE ACCOMPANIES 1T
Formal Statement From the
President, but No Rec
concentrations.
Spain Is Notified, and Is Re-
lied Upon to Do the
Proper Thing.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-The presi.
dent has sent to congress the report of
the Maine board of inquiry into the loss
Df that battleship. Accompanying the
report was the following message to
congress:
To the Congress of the United States:
For some time prior to the visit of
the Maine to Havana harbor our con.
sular reports pointed out the advan.
tages to follow from the visit of ma.
tional ships to the Cuban waters in ac-
customing the people to our flag as the
Morris tribune., 1898-03-30
RELIGIOUS MATTERS.

The Central Methodist conference at
Topeka, Kan, by vote of 53 to is de-
cided against equal lay representation
in the general conference.
Pope Leo presented hats to the arch
bishops of Lyons, Rennes and Rouen,
in the presence of the sacre llege,
the dignitaies and diplomats .sday.
Morris tribune., 1898-03-30
The Tribune

IS the Official Paper af
Stevens County aDd City
of Morris. Advertisers get
the best results.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-26

Those who Have SOwn the Wind
VIII Reap the Whirlwind.
Kansas City journal.

Kansas tity journal.
Those who have been SO reckleSly SOW
ing the wind in scandahzing the war de-
partment are in a fair way to reap the
whirlwind. The great reading public has
had time to catch It's breath, and IL is be-
ginning TO speak its mind.
The people were first shocked by the
appalling reports regarding the ancompe-
tency and criminal caralessness of high
officials entrusted with the conduct of the
war. But 1t did not take long for them
10 see that the newspapers which were
spreading these reports We're not simply
giving information; they We're proceeding
In a way which showed bias, bitterness
and frantic determination. Even II all
their charges were true they were grossly
unfair In NOT giving the officials complained
against one word Of credit for all the hard
and exhausting work done in preparing
the country for war. This looked suspic-
ioslS. The public's suspicious were aroused
and suspicion is now fast giving way to
certainty, disgust and indignation.
1t has become apparent that instead OF
the war department being guilty of gross
outrages, 1t is the victim OF one Of the most
outrageous and v9llaiEous conspiracie ever
concocted. 1t Is being shown by official in
vesugations and by the testimony Of re-
turning soldiers themselves that most of
the charges hurled at the department were
Infamous inventions. The consplrators are
political leaders who have essayed to neu-
tralize the advantages resulting TO the ad-
ministrataon from having successfully con-
Quoted & popular war. and yellow journals
which have lent themselves 10 carrying out
the disreputable scheme.
AS the true iuwavdnaEs Of the vicious
fight on tho war department comes TO the
surface and as It's fraudulent character Is
demonstrated. the people are expressing
themselves in no complimentary terms OF
the perpetrators of the outrage The Jour
nails travelling agents In Kansas Missouri
Oklahoma and other surrounding territory
report great popular disapproyal Of the
methods pursued 10 defame an aimInistra
ton which has done SO much for the csoin
try. The conspirators undoubtedly ma I'VE
overplayed their part They win reap q
very severe Tlariwind.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-26
THE SkyLAHI<.

Bird Of the wilderness
Bithesome and cUmberless.
Light Re thy rnatin DER TncorIand ana lea
Emblem Of harptness
BLESSED Is thy dwelling place,
Oh, 10 abide in the desert with thee.
VIA Is thy lay ard loud.
Far IN the G0wny cloud:
Love gives Il energy. love gave K BIRTH
Where on thy 1ewy wing
Where art thou jouTneylng?
Tay lay Is IN heavy. thy love IS on earth,
O'e- fell ard mountain sheen.
Ger moor and mountain green
Ger ths red s'reaTner that herasds the day.
Over the cloa6ses dim,
Over the rainbow rim
Musical cherub. HE. HE thee away.
Then when the gi0aming cones,
Low IL the heather blooms
Swee. will thy welcome and bed Of lore b.l
Emblem az hsrp5nesz'
Rlasst Is Thy dwelling place.
Ca, to abide IL the desert With xhee'
Hog.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-26

emrted 1870 In personal property: and
the Popuiists. not content 10 let wen
enough Acne, attempted 10 Increase the
arnouns 10 $500. with the result tina.
ssisuttonaI by Populis. superior Judge.
The state constitutional convention,
Of which two-thirds were Republicans.
placed in the states fundamental Law
& clause expressly directing the iegis-
lasura to establish reasonable maxi
mum rates OF charges for the transpor-
fafton OF passengers and freight" A
railroad grain rate bill was first en-
acted by the Republican legislature OF
1881 II was known as the WATSON bill.
Laughton. whose action was repudiated
by Republicans generally. Their atti-
sude and sentiment ON this great ques-
ton were shown in 1898, when a Repuh-
lican legislature passed the Anderson
bill. making material reductions In
the grain rate and In other commodities.
The Populist Legislature OF 1897 made
only smal reduction on previous en-
actments.
II IL difficult to say whether the Wild
charges Of this Populist journal are due
simply to ignorance or 10 malice.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-26
oUR GREAT EXPORT TRADE.

Our export trade Ter the last fiscal year
has been the most wonderful In the history
OF our country. Importations during the
same period have been abnormaliy small.
The balance OF $ssaa0s, oo in our favor has
rot arisen solely on account Of our cx-
portatson Of cereals. The records OF the
bureau Of statistics Of the treasury de-
partmens show that our expectation Of do
nasssic manufactures amounted 10 the sum
OF xas.SI. 40. which is about $is 90. 90
greater than any preceding year in ras
history Of cur country. Our own people
have purchased more Of domestic manu-
features than ever before. It was argued
that the result Of the Dinghy bill. increas-
Ing. as Ii did. the customs rates. would
result IN great injury 10 our manufactur-
ers, by decreasing the purchases of their
wares by the people Of other countries.
This expectation has not been realized,
and the contrary has turned out 10 be
true. The expectation of this class OF
goods was more than double that OF 1870.
almost four times as much as that of 1S.n,
and seven times as much as that of 1850.
We sold agricultural implements during
the last fiscal year te foreign consumers
in Great Britain. Russia, France, Ger
many, Canada, Central and South Amer
lea. British East Indies. Australasia, Gee
AMIGA and even IN Africa 10 the amount OF
S. Oh. ss2. as against 81 s45 ISL ten years ago.
We sold street and railway ears in all
parts Of Europe, China. Japan. East In
dies. Brazil, Cuba, Central America, Ha-
wall. Mexico and Africa to the amout of
ss.i2i.ils. Every part Of the world became
purchasers Of our cotton goods. to the
Nf ING
eight years ago. During the last year We
have placed all parts of the world upon
wheels. the expectation Of our bicycles be-
ing 81, SAG. SIS, as against less than 5000 600
in 1896.
The greatest showing, however, was
made by our copper and manufactures of
copper. the expectations Of which amount
ed to the enormous sum OF S., $50. s72, as
against $3.sla.7ss in 1885, The expectation
OF our refined mineral oils was s., 600 900
gallons Ia excess of any previous year.
OF this product. the value OF which was
ISL, 7s2.3ls. 100000 gallons went to Africa.
100000 gallons to China. and 55.Gao.00o
gallons 10 Japan. Verify, we are illum.nat-
Ing the world in more ways than one.
The expectation OF our manufactures of
iron and steel has increased 80 per cent.
in the last decade. while during the same
period our importations Of these mauufao-
lures have decreased from s4s, s92, Io7 in 1855
to sl2,sl5,0l3 in 1885,
During the last fiscal year We sold In
foreign markets OF this class of exports
alone So s67 s27. as against $50 i06 49, In 1888
and 81. 7s3 o34 in 1855. During the year 1855
we exported leather and manufactures Of
leather to the value of 50, 54S, All, while dur
ing the last year We exported 81. $40.
In view OF the fore going it is worse than
folly to curse the attitude of the Republic
an party to the American laborer
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-Four Able Lara.

You may not believe it, gentlemen
said one CT the group who. having dined
at free lunch counter, were smoking their
cigars in front Of a hotel. you may not
believe 1t, but / have used a fountain pen
constantly for four years and have never
had the least trouble with it."
That's remarkable" said another. 'Still,
l am the father OF six children and never
had to walk the floor at night with a single
one Of them
There was silence OF minute or two.
and another spoke up.
Il don't doubt it, he said, 'for can
testify to something stranger stiu have
bright little 4-year-old boy at my house.
and ! never told any Of his smart sayings
10 my friends
Gentlemen remarked the fourth, after
a painful pause, II am fond Of hearing
young women practice their scales on tho
piano after / have retired to rest 1t luiis
me to sleep"
One or two other persons In the group
made feeble attempts to say something,
hut gave 1t up. 1t seemed to be felt that
this reached the hmit.-Chicago Tribune
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Co" She exclaimed. sand never speak
10 me again.
He passed out into the unsympa .hetic
night. but paused when he reached the
Sidewalk and drew something from one CT
his inside pockets. As he did so the beau
tifui girl. who was watching him fro,n the
vestibule. uttered a shrilI scream and ran
toward him
Albert" she cried, what would you Go.
Pray. DO not kin yourself, Throw your re-
voiver away and LEI Us forget our quarrel"
1T Isn't revolver he replied. as he
caught her In his arms. IT'S a monkey
wrench borrowed from you that day my
wheel broke down. I have been wearing IL
next 10 my heart ever since"
Then they returned 20 the parlor and
took Up the thread OF ,ove's young dream
where IL had been broken.-Chcago News
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SNAPSHOTS by THE WAY.

Mr. way is still industriously strewing
single tax before the fusion tandem.
" " ;g
From his place on the bench. Mr.. Hart
goes right ahead directing the game.
" u II
He who FORCES and runs away, will live
to forge another day-Count Esterhazy.
" " "
The fusion conventions are over. and the
police are again enjoying their accustomed
snap.
1t Is obvious that Col. Roosevelt has
made a study OF the interesting case Of
Hon. Seth Low.
The courthouse brigade has paused In
packing its grip long enough to accept re-
nominations all around.
ii V "
Unless Col. Lewis whistles down brakes.
he will reach the dull thud stage OF his
campaign at an unexpectedly early date.
VI ii E
There appears to have been a miScue Ia
J. Bulls soiicitous arrangement to give Ii
Hung Chang q front seat on the Chinese
chu;es.
IS " W
The yellow journals continue to insist that
the war investigation committee begins its
labors by laying in a cop:ous supply OF
whitewash.
IL " IL
TIE King county officeholdens fused.
That Is what they were there for. The
voters will have something to say about
II. however. along in November.
u IL ss
A contemporary comments in surprised
fashion on the absence OF Federal Office
holders as delegates to the Tacoma con-
vention. Owing TO circumstances over
which they had no control. ETC., they felt
constrained to send regrets
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The plan for q system CT iriveways and
bouifvaf0s Ia not new enc although that
now proposed Ia perhaps the mast practi-
cable with the means at the eity's COM
mand. When Z. Q, ScAwagerl was park
superintendent rs designed a system. tut
the objection 70 il WAS that i, would cost
FAR More than the taxpayers could AFFORD
The beauty Of the scenery along the BIZ
cycle path can scarcely be excelled for
its Kind. bat It's 4sc is confined 10 HI
cyclists, Of course with driveway an
entirely rev system Of transportation
would bs developed.
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a. ths Denao<Fss:c convention hel2 IL
Lewis couaty wednesday - nominate Il
county ticket. twenty six cat - tor:y-gslne
precincts we're tos represented ~ az. ard
fuG delegations came from Gcs more than
a dozen precinct. - tAe po7aliss con
vsnsion held al he sane Place ana AZ he
same sln1e. twelve 2re,iacts were rct yep
resented As - otEer counted fus.a-s
VAS effected IS a resu.s q strenuotss e.
sc-ss on sAe part % fgsloa okfce7osaa~s
AID tAeir personal <a,lewc~s The pro-
eeedings Is Lewis eaaa;y aesl illustrate th.
cause ard sha esae; os fuSsca When 7wt,
fso,sttcai parties. processing 20 believe n
principles widely ~ variance. us.ste 10 COT
90. tSs r1e.se es3c2s, tie !aak ana Gle
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The reduced prices of provisions at Daw-
son VIII be a great incentive TO the deve'-
opment Of claims. Thousands can now
make q living where, last year. there was
no profit in working any claim not be-
nanza of the first water.
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Tha summary Il valuations for taxing
purposes in The state - very ln;eres;iaE
document, King county leads, 81 course
except IS 20 Improvements On Lands. and
Whitman county - placed a. =.
while King is put AZ only SIS, So The
county boards ~, thern. respectively
kine, si,e5l.sso. Whitman. ssss.s2ss In per-
s<al property Spokane leads Pierce b.
over s. GNa5N
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The British governmen. succeeded In
checking Russia by the removal OF Ii
Hung Chang by the emperor Russia
checkmases by removing the emperor by
the empress. Engiand's next move would
seem to be to remove the empress.
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You think this man had been drink
Ing said the cross-exarsning attorney
''did Re appear TO have more than he could
earry?''
''Il not say that" replied the cautious
witness. bat I 10 think that he would
have beer wiser TO have gone twice after
ts."-petroit Free Press.
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4 want a sculp' OF Paryenu." said his
good wife as she entered the scuiptor's
studio.
How would one Of these busts strike
your" as ne pointed out some samples Of
his work in this line
''Then's all right. but I want a full
length bust OF him. When kin he come to
be measured ?'-Detro!t Free Press.
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Had an Exclamation Ready.

Hannah exclaimed the very young
housekeeper. how In the world did you
happen 10 bring home black bass when l
told you to bring bluefish p
Wei. miss was the answer, after some
consideration. Il reckens mus hab dis
yeFe fiction hyuhd yer readin' bout
Is color "-Washington Star
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Things Have Changed,
New York Tribune.

INV oFk IT.Dune.
Things have changed says the Boston
Herald "s,nce Mai. Shaf:er. now Gen.
Shaf:er. was captured by Gen joe
Wheeler's cavalry and sent to Libby pris-
or. The man who would have prophasiei
that Wheeler would be serving under Shat
ter thirty~six years later would have been
considered daft"