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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20
RESURRECTION
 OF THE MAINE Naval Officers Believe That the Vessel Can
 Be Raised.
By Repairing the Wrecked Vessel Three Millions Will
 Be Saved.
Shallow Water and Calm Weather in Havana Harbor Combine to
 Favor the Project.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House,

Call Office, Riggs House,
 Washington, Feb 19. There is no abatement of the talk of Chief Constructor Hichborn is one of the most earnest advocates of the res urrection of the ship. He points out that the ship lies in landlocked har- Dor, easy for the wreckers to operate in, and that if she can be rebuilt at a cost of a million dollars, the Govern ment will save $4000,000 the first cost of such a battleship with all of her equipment. Great Britain, he said, never abandoned a ship if there was the least chance to save her, and has not yet even abandoned the hope of raising the ill-fated Victoria.
 Commander Francis Dicken, the chief of the bureau of navigation, and Secre- tary Longs right hand man in the present emergency, said:
 ''The Maine must be taken to an American port if there is enough of her bones holding together to warrant removal, and in all likelihood that will be done. If the explosion were more disastrous than is now thought to be the case, if the hull is so wrecked as to
 
 material as can be secured will be brought home and placed in a new Maine. It is to be remembered that great advances have been made in shipbuilding since the Maine was de- signed, and a finer ship to bear her name could be built to-day, but it would take time, and if any consider able portion of the ship is good, with a modernized battery and improvements in rebuilding the destroyed portions, a magnificent vessel can be quickly se- cured"
 Chief Engineer Melville has decided views in favor of the proposition to re- build the Maine. Even suppose this costs $1 000, 000' said he, "a new ship equal to the Maine would cost nearly S5,000,000 The repairs could be made and the ship put in service again in a year at the furthest. To build a new ship like her would take at least three years. With regard to the practicabil- ity of raising the vessel, it is to be re- marked that large vessels have been raised which were at sea where they were exposed to waves, while the Maine is in a perfectly quiet harbor, one end resting in the mud and part of the other end above water.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20
Spanish Naval AttaChe at Washington Has Been
 Talking Too Much.
Recently He Contributed Articles to Home Magazines, in Which He Criticized Uncle Sam's
 DefenSes.

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-A Washing ion special to the Herald says: Lieu tenant Commander Jose G. Sobral, the naval attache of the Spanish legation, may be recalled by his Government be- cause of criticism of the American navy contained in an interview with him published in the Herald this morning. The consideration of the matter is now occupying the attention of the State Department, and a con- ference to be held by Assistant Secre- tary of State Day with the President will determine the line of action to be taken.
 If Lieutenant Commander Sobra1 should admit the authenticity of the interview, or if it should be substanti- ated, the present temper of the officials indicates that Minister Woodford will be instructed to request the Spanish Government to recall him at once, just as was done in the case of Senor Dupuy de Lome.
 It is the expectation of the attaches of the Spanish legation that the State Department will communicate with Senor Dubosc, Charge d'Affairs, and ask him to call upon Lieutenant-Com- mander Sobral to state whether he was quoted correctly in the Herald this morning. It is expected that in the case of Lieutenant Commander Sobral that either SenOr Dubosc or the Madrid Government, at the request of Minister Woodford, will call upon Sobral for an explanation, should he admit the au- thenticity, or should the department as certain from any other source that he was correctly quoted his recall will be requested. and should 1t not be granted he will receive his passports.
 Lieutenant-C Sobral has been in all the harbors of the United
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20
VERY LITTLE MONEY
 LOST IN THE WRECK
Owing to a Recent Change of Pay
 masters Only Small Sum Remained on the Maine.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-1t hap pens that by the rare chance Of an un- expected change of paymasters recent ly very little of the savings of the Maine's sailors went down in the ves- sel About two weeks ago Paymaster Littlefield of the Maine was relieved by Paymaster Ray. The former came to Washington and has settled the ac- counts of the ship up to the time he left. The record shows that Paymaster Ray had on hand in his safe only about 5000 cash, probably gold, and a check for $60O0, which, of course. is safe enough without his indorsement against loss.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20
Getting Ready to Move.

JUNCTION. CITY (Kas.), Feb 19.- The fact that the troops at Fort Riley were busy all day yesterday preparing their equipment and packing personal effects, and that all furloughs to offl- cers and men are refused pending fur ther orders, has given rise to the report that orders have been recelVed 10 De in readiness to move on short notice.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20

States and has inspected the various Qualifications along our coasts. It will be recalled that there was considerable talk recently over his action in inspect ing the defenses of Charleston. He is liberal contributor to Spanish maga- zines, in which he has described at length the weak condition of the United States from a naval and military stand point as compared with Spain.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20

WASHINGTON, D. C., The Arlington, 29th January, 1S9S-Dear Sir: I am di- rected by President Dole to convey to you, and through you, to the officials of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. his thanks and appreciation for the conveniences afforded him and his party on their recent trip from Chicago to this city, and which contributed so much to their pleasure and comfort. am, sir, very cordially yours, c. N. Janken, Secretary to the President. To s. B. Hege, Esq.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20
Filling Naval Vacancies.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-0rders have been issued for the enlistment of ROO men for the navy to fill the vacan- cies caused by the destruction. of the hattle-ship Maine and to complete the legal quota The new men will be sent to receiving ships, whence they will be sent to ships in commission whenever needed.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20
Two Terrific Reports Heard.

KEY WEST, Fla, Feb. 19.-A pas senper on the steamer Olivette. from Havana. which arrived here tonight, renorts that shortly after the vessels departure from Havana. when she was about eight miles off shore, two terrific reports were heard. The sounds resembled the discharge of heavy cannon or large explosives.
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called her greatness. yet she could do
nothing but blunder and be foolish
when favored by historical accident.
She was producing a Cervantes. Lopa
Ia Vega. Calderon. Murillo. Nelasquez
and almost h finest architecture in
Europe.
Through F~erdinand's settlement Of
domestic problems by diplomacy. in
ternationsi politics. The most distinc-
tive feature OF modern history. was
established. Yet here occurred a COL
ossal failure. With her c~olonies in the
hands of unfit. corrupt politicians. the
spaniards at home lost completely the
art of living and the art OF fighting
and retained only the art Of dying at
cording TO their tropical instinct.
The industry OF the tolerant Moors.
he'll systems of irrigation, their Guilt
walton of sugar. cotton. rice and silk
had been a model to Europe. but with
the insane passion for religious unity.
with h excessive taxation Of the pro-
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incompetent. They could not then. as
to-day, use their guns. Bravery with
out the exercise of disciplined reason is
most destructive of ones interests.
In the war of the Spanish succession
I'm 1903 England captured Gibraltar: i'm
rain the Spaniards tried to regain il.
In 1919 the United States established
its rights to Florida i'm exchange for
the Texas claims: Florida had been
ceded to England i'm 1863 in exchange
for Havana, but regained by Spain at
the end of her war with England in
1873.
From the start the policy of Spain
toward her American colonies had been
altogether deplorabie. With every pos
sibility for territorial expansion and
self-enrichment, she failed completely.
As Spain never succeeded in keeping
Portugal. which has been indispensa-
bile to her safety. il is not To be expect
ed that she could retain her colonial
possessions. The true history of the
divorce of the American olonies from
Spain has never been told. but its gem
eral character can be briefly suggested.
The Spanish provinces were Mexico,
Central America and in South America
two vice-royalties comprising the
countries now known as Peru, Ecua-
dor, Venezuela, Costa Rica. the Guian~
as and Buenos Ayres, which included
the Argentine Republic, Uruguay,
Chile. Paraguay. Bolivia and virtually
Patagonia For three centuries the
rule Of Spain did not vary from that
Of Philip ii. and his Alva. The Jesuits
and the inquisition held full sway.
Spanish wares alone could be import
ed. and the produce went only 10 Spain.
Offices in church and state were held
exclusively by Spaniards born in the
peninsula. The violence and extortion
in which the superior officers INDUCED
recalled the DAYS of the proconsuls of
Rome. Such Was the Spanish grinding
machine. The juntas hat were
formed. as i'm the ease of Cuba, learned
the possibility Of self-government. and
as the mother country refused to grant
the colonies equal rights with herself
n freedom of trade. the American
possessions asserted their independ-
ence.
In 1910 the Priest Hidalgo with some
followers started an insurrection
against Spain in Mexico. In 1921 Itur-
bide. a descendant of old Mexican
kings. declared the independence OF
the country and came to be known as
the Napoleon of Mexico. In the same
year the independence of Central
America was declared. The liberation
Of Northwestern South America is
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great; in Paris alone 80, 900 people died
from It, One of the worst features
presented by the history of the black
death was the cruel persecution ir
aroused against the Jews. They were
supposed to have infected the air in
were accused of having poisoned the
wells and springs. In Strasburg 1000
of them were buried alive in their own
burial ground.
The order of the FlagelIanto arose at
this time. coming from the belief that
the sins of the world had at last
brought down the wrath of heaven
1t was the beginning of the so-called
hundred years wal that carried the
black death into England, where in
London its victims numbered 100. 900.
When at last the plague had worked
it's ravages it doubled back over it's
course. to disappear in the East.
Europe was just recovering from
this calamity when the Bohemian wars
which were begun in 1919 and hich
lasted for Is years. involving Germany,
revived the plague or produced a new
one. In 1927 1000 people died from it
i'm the one city of Dantzic.
In 1885 it appeared again in England,
first amongst the soldiers of Richmond
after the battle of Bosworth Field. and
when the victorious army marched to
LOnuOn the plague went with them 10
work it's havoc there. AS long as it
lasted the mortality was as great as
that caused by the black death half
a century before; 5000 people died in
five weeks. and then the plague left
London as suddenly as 1t had ap-
peared there. to sweep over the rest OF
England In Scotland the plague Of
1868 came Immediately after the battle
of Langside. when Queen Mary was
d~ethroned, but 10 records of the NOR
tally il occasioned seem to have been
preserved.
The last great plague in Scotland
vas i'm 1914. 1t originated during the
long and f%ercely contested siege Of
Newcastle. and the soldiers returning
to their homes took the malady with
them. 1t spread all over the southern
portion of the kingdom and was in
such force at Edinburg in the summer
of 1916 that the victorious army of
Montrose was prevented from taking
the city.
The plague visited London in 1875.
This followed after the civil war which
ended with the death of Charles l.,
but so many years i~ptervened that it
is impossible to trace any connection
between the two events.
In modern wars danger from the
plague seems gradually to have les
sened, perhaps as a result of better
sanitary conditions maintained by the
armies of to-day. However, 1t has
beer present in India, and in all mill
tary operations of any extent conduct
ed in tropical countries 1t has made
it's appearance in one form or another.
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ductive classes. all Spanish prestige
was wiped out. Because Of SPANS i'm
tolerance the Netherlands THREW off
the hated yoke. Think of the splendid
min of "a Spinoza being lost To Spain
and gained by the Dutch, Then came
the most spectacular collapse of any
nation in the modern world. the col
lapse of Philips grand scheme against
England.
There is all Spanish history in this
scene, superb pretense. downright fol-
ly and final defeat. England, under
Elizabeth, had aided and abetted the
Dutch in their revolt against Spain.
Add to this that Philip III. was piqued
at not becoming Elizabeth's husband.
1t was the arrogant grandee as always
utterly foiled. The 1872 vessels of the
"invincible armada" were met i'm the
English channel by an English fleet
under Howard and Drake and worsted.
Then "A storm Of the Hebrides de-
stroyed what British ~seamanship nd
soldiership left. The Spaniards were
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of all the diseases that flesh is heir to
or has acquired through it's own mis-
guided efforts. Somehow even the Sc
verify of military discipline was made
quate to his case; shirk he could and
would.
One day the regiment was ordered to
battle. There was to be a long, hard
march and a fierce conflict at the end
of II. When the orders came the shirk-
er collapsed. He was taken to an am
bulance, where he lay apparently in a
comatose condition, hearing nothing.
needing nothing. The surgeon, a new
officer just appointed on the stan, was
sent for to see him. The physician
CHANGED to be a keen witted man, and
after taking in the situation he ban
daged he fellows eyes, motioned to
a private to take his feet, while he
himself took the head. and without
more d dumped the shirker
headforemost into the river. AS il was
the dead of winter. with ice blocks
clogging the water. a more violent
remedy could not be imagined, and
the way the fellow swan to shore was
a caution. From hat day forth he
was never known to try his game of
shirk again.
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A Grand Empire From 1900 to 1900.
Only tht Peninsula and Islands Left in 1895.

chiefly associated with the name of a
very remarkable man, Bolivar. a rich
Venezuelan creole. the Washington of
Colombia" Repeatedly beaten and
banished from firm land. he persistent
ly returned and fought savagely. He
became dictator. liberator. almost en-
peror and he had shone in many a gay
Partisan salon. this Simon Bolivar
truly, as Carlyle said, "a Ulysses whose
history were worth it's ink had the
Homer who could do IL made his APP
pearance." =.
OF all the American states Peru had
the severest struggle for liberty. Chile
secured her freedom through the eff
forts of an English admiral. Cochrane,
a brave. adventurous spirit. After the
Independence of chile was assured
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-29
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her last monumental failure. Bereft
of her colonial possessions. she may
see that she must depend on herself in
the struggle for existence. she may
grow retrospective and self-critical and
feel a desire to exhibit common sense.
Though much disguised there are some
signs of an exercise of dawning intel
ligence I'm the present government Of
Spain. 1nefficiency ean elimination
of life: success is survival. IL Spain
is TO survive the ~Spaniard must con-
sent to change his character.
OLIVER HENSHAw.
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A Legacy With n story.

From the New York Evening World.
John Farrell. at present one of the
best known men on Broadway, n
who at one time had charge of the cafe
In the old New York hotel. has just re-
ceived word from a Baltimore lawyer
that he has fallen heir to $4,000.
AROUND the legacy is a remarkable
story of human interest.
Many years 81 the daughter of a
confederate officer was forced by ad-
verse circumstances To earn her living
at the age of 20. Going to Baltimore
she was engaged as governess in the
Longstreet family, where Daniel Long
street, a year her senior. fell in love
with her. His father opposed the mar
rage and ordered the young woman
from the house, at the same time
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threatening to disinherit his son if he
spoke to her. again. The lovers met
clandestinely after that and finally
eloped to New York, where they were
married by the Rev. DR.. Deems. Then
they took up quarters at the New York
hotel, but the husbands health was
failing and they started for Europe.
There their child, a boy. vas born.
Later, when the money which young
Longstreet possessed had been spent,
he applied for reconciliation to his ia
Their and the latter wrote the young
people to return. His object, it is said,
was TO separate them. On his way
back young Longstreet died. When
the widow and her child arrived, she
was disowned by Longstreet, sr., unless
h could produce proof of her mar
riage. She searched in vain for the
marriage certificate. but could not find
it. Then the elder Longstreet died
suddenly, and in order to establish the
legitimacy of her child, she fought the
will. Having no certificate and DIR.
Deems having since died, she lost the
suit.
When the old New York hotel was
about to be torn down -four years ago..
a story was published about the old
Bibles there. Mrs. Longstreet read it.
and then remembered that she had
placed the marriage certificate W
the leaves of a Bible i'm the same no.
tel on her wedding night. She came on
to New York and Farrell found the
lost certificate. The will case was re-
opened and she won. Since then she
has annually sent Farrell $1,000. She
died on March 29 last and the $40, 900
legacy Is from her.
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Finding a Grave with nm EGG.

The Miau-tsze. a tribe in Asia, will not
bury "A man until they have first tested
the ground with an egg. This operation
is curious. While the body is being pre-
pared for burial a number of Miau-tsze,
including the male relatives of the de-
bearing "A large basket of eggs. Stoor-
ing down. one of the natives lets an egG
drop softly on the ground. Its breaking
is considered an i'll omen and another
spot is selected. In this way the party
often wanders about Tor hours, dropp.ng
eggs until one strikes a place where the
shell does not crack.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-29
Departure Of the Armada.

Cochrane with Bolivar went to the as
sistance of Peru. France wished to es-
tablish Bourbon kingdoms i'm South
America. but as England gained much
commercially through the independ-
ence of the states she refused to allow
European Intervention. and in 1925 she
recognized the Independence of SPANS
old colonies.
Without venturing prophecy il would
seem as If Spain were on the point Of
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-29

L. +. Farley conducts a large mer-
camille business at Liberty Hill. Ga. He
says: One application of Chamber
lain's Pain Balm relieved me of a Sc
we're pain in my back. I think it o. k
For lame back. rheumatism, neuralgia.
swellings. sprains, bruises burns and
scalds no other liniment' can approach
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. 1t is intend
ed especially for these diseases and is
famous for its cures. Fol ale by drug
cists-
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The tmcncy OF Cold Mn,er.

An old civil war veteran tells a good
story of how a lazy private In his reg
iment was cured of Sinking. IL APP
pears that the fellow was utterly no
good. He had been drafted into serv-
ice. and thereafter devoted his whole
time and attention TO getting out of IT,.
He spent more than half of his time in
the hospital tent. He ran the gamut
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-29

The diameter of the moon is 2.160 miles
and its distance from the earth 23S, $50
miles.
Arizona silver belt., 1898-04-14
ESCAPED FROM YUMA PRISON

There was serious prison break at Yuma on Saturday of which no par ticulars are known hare other than that Frank Ar,ner, the train robber, Will liam AfDett, Coconino county mnr- derer, aud Charles Smith, Cochise county burglar, escaped. Descriptions of the men were sent broadcast yes- terday. Frank Armer was one of the participants in the Maricopa trAin rob bery four years ego of which the leader WAS Oscar Rogers, who is now doing a life term in the pen. Armer was convicted and sentenced to Yuma for twenty years, his sentence dating from December l, 1894. He was regarded ct the penitontiary as well behaved prisoner.
 Arnett, the life man, had bad rec ord and had previous experience at Yuma. He was pardoned on Novenl- Der l2, 1895. for restoration to citizen ship, having served short term for a felony. He was then known as Thomas Collins. A couple of months later he committed cold -blooded murder at Flagstaff On November 12
Arizona silver belt., 1898-04-14
THE coNouERlNu HERO COPIES
Consul General Lee Receives Mag niiicent Reception at Washington.


 WAsAiNeTog. April l2 General Lees reception here today and to- night was tremendous ovation. He is tue hero of the day, Governor Tyler and staff headed the procession of IS. .Uu0 people, which packed every available space at the depot and vicin- ity. The cheers were deafeuing when Consul General Lee appeared on the rear platform uud for ten minutes was gwen one uf the greatest ovations ever seen here. "FItz, Fitz, our owu Fitz, sss heard from the assembled multi tnde, und now and then tue bands could be heard playing "Auld Lang Syne" and Home, Sweet Home" In the crowd was uoticed Mrs. and Miss Lee. The people surged back, allow
 ing passageway for them to the plat form on which Gen. Lee stood The band ceased playing and ths crowd be- came quiet, when Gen. Lee advanced and clasped his wife and then his daughter. The meeting affected many aud eyes glistened with tears Then followed laundering shouts of speech! speechl Gen. Lee said he was still on federal husiness and conld not discuss  government affairs pnbiIcly, but sad: II WAS reared soldier and believe more in action than in words, (pro- longed applause) and he added, You fellows must want to fight." "Wo do, We do, and under you," caue the re- ply from the military. Gen Lee said it was the proudest moment of his life. lie aud those with him were laden with floral designs, including wreath of lanrels and siolets presented to Gen
 Lee He went to the White House, paying his respects to tue president. An unusual scene was presented in front of the White House us Lees car riage drove under the broad porch
 Around the door were gathered l500 people who greeted the cousnl as he alighted. Shortly afterward Sherman, then Day, and afterwards two or three members of the cabinet arrived. A long conference was held in the presi- dents room. As it became noised abroad that Gen. Lee was with the president q, d,monstrstive crowd assem- bled iu the vicinity of the White Honse and callers had to push their way through double lines of policemen.