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Say They Were Warned Before and AFTER
Going to Havana.
Compelled to Abandon Their FIRST
Anchorage and Proceed co
Spot Marked by Buoy-They
comment bitterly on the Fact
That Neither Moro Castle Nor
the Spanish Warship Aided
Them with q Searchlight.

JACKSONVILLE CFla.). Feb. pa
snacial TO the Times Union ana CHI
zen from Key West says:
Sailors of the battleship Maine SUI
fering from wounds IN the Key "esl
hospitals are smarting over the deiay
of the Government in punishing "ha'
they term Spanish outrage.
In their minds there is no DOUBT as
TO the cause of the explosion ana 'heS
explain the delay in taking SUMMARY
action by saying that the President 1s
morally certain that there was no ac-
cident and wishing to deceive the Span
irds with a feeling of security, is using
tha short time to make the necessary
nreparations to enforce his ultimatum
If no action is taken, they say, not
a man among them will again pace the
deck of an American man-of-war, put
if business is meant, it would take
strong force to keep them from hurfv-
ing 10 the front, wounded though they
are to take a hand in what they look
upon as a personal vengeance.
I'VE were warned not to go TO Ha-
vana." one said to-day, being told
that danger awaited us there. When
we got there, we were told again, ana IL
was current rumor that the harbor bot
tom was honeycombed with mines. we
first chose our anchorage and rested
there for several hours, but the harpor
master compelled us to weigh ana pro-
ceed to a spot marked by buoy. We
were reyiled on the streets of Havana.
sneered at until our blood boiled and
found out for our own safety that 1t
was necessary to make our visits to the
city in force No one dared to go alone.
There was no knowing what would
happen to him.
THE explosion itself is the best EVIL
dence that it was a mine or torpedo.
There were two sharp and distinct re-
ports. The first like a peal Of thunder
close al hand-a sound as of tipping
parchment, a quick report, followed
by a tremendous and awful oar and
then darkness and chaos. made more
horrible by the screams of dying men,
the shouts Of those fighting for egress,
and the means of those who were hem
med in to die by fire or by drowning.
The Spanish warship was lying close
at hand and Moro Castle was not plS-
tol shot away. Both have SearchlightS
but none was turned upon US to help
the work of rescue and because Of the
darkness many brave men who could
have been rescued went down to Davy
Jones'"
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ovERPRODUCTION.
There May be Another Shut Down
in the Los Angeles Oil Fields.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20-It is stat
ed that the over production Of Oil in the
Los Angeles oil field at the present
time is nearly 500 barrels day, or
about $4,000 barrels month. 1t is
possible that another shutdown will
be inaugurated soon. Trials Of the oil
in comparison with anthracite have re-
Gently been made in San Francisco and
the oil proved to have the advantage.
The Oakland street-car companies
will shortly begin using the oil for fuel.
The Oil Producers Trustees have just
closed a contract with San Francisco
/ firm for 1000 barrels a month for
Eyear.
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OFFICERS COURTEOUS.
But Spaniards Show Inso1ent Re-
joicing at the Catastrophe.

NEW YORK. Feb. 21.-A dispatch to
the Tribune from Havana says: The
Maine is actually in ribbons, but enough
of the vessel remains to make a possi-
BILE determination Of whether the explo-
sion came from without or within. The
officers of the Maine do not publicly
discuss the theory of a submarine mine
which may have been set off by an ex-
plosion, but it evidently had weight
with them. They are particularly anx-
ious for points to be gathered from the
examination Of the plates of the hull.
Their belief is that these will have to
establish whether the explosive force
came from without or not. The ma
ture Of the damage to the port side
has not been fully settled. but the
weight of opinion seems to be that the
hole was made by an external explo-
sion.
Captain Sigsbee thinks that the in
vestigation to be made by him would
be completed in three days and the
result laid before the court Of inquiry.
Special pains have been taken
to gather facts which would
help to establish whether or
not the destruction could have
been caused by submarine mine.
The Spanish authorities have an ad-
vantage on this point, for they know
whether the torpedo system in the har-
bor has actual existence and whether
submarine mines were laid, but 1t could
not be expected that they would dis
close the secrets of the Havana defenses
to aid foreign investigation.
Some persons believe that a plot was
carried out by Weylers partisans and
that the secrets were disclosed to con-
spdrators by the officials who were with
Weyler and who, during his incum-
bency, through their official position,
became possessed Of the information
All this is pure speculation, without
basis Of fact. Its only significance is
that the matter should be discussed at
all. The Names officers, while not
denying possibility Of an accident, con-
tinue to show that many theories on
which statements OF accidents are based
are untenable. They do not share the
Spanish Admiral's off-handed conf
dence that the explosion came from
Within. 1t is well for everybody to
await the official investigation before
accepting that conclusion.
Captain General Blanco and the pail
ace officials show every official courtesy
Their sincerity is undoubted, so great is
their anxiety A special effort is be-
ing made to discourage the talk of the
explosion being otherwise than acciden-
tai. The newspapers give prominence
to dispatches saying that it is recog
nized in the United States that the
casualty was purely an accident.
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SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
Negroes Kill q Constable and
Lynching IL Likely.

LITTLE ROCK (Ark.), Feb. 2O.-E. G.
Massey, a prominent citizen and Con-
stable of Franklin Township, Little
River County, was murdered six miles
from Ashdown last night by Ned Aiken
and his son and two negroes, whom he
was trying to arrest. Massey was shot
from ambush.
Massey had previously arrested
Charles Johnson. Aiken's son-in-law.
for carrying a pistol. and Johnson had
escaped. About midnight Constable
Massey and Richard Dickens started
to Aiken's house to arrest Johnson.
When near the house the officers We're
fired upon from ambush and Massey
fell from his horse, his body riddled
with bullets The negroes rushed from
cover and fired upon Dickens, but he
put spurs to his horse and escaped.
Excitement is high and lynching is
probable if Aiken or Johnson are cap
tured.
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COAST DEFENSE GUNS.
They Will be Placed at the Mouth
of the Columbia River

PORTLAND, Feb. 20.-Two coast de-
fense guns for Scarborough Head, at
the mouth of the Columbia River, on
the Washington shore, have arrived
here and as soon as the excavation has
been completed they will be put in po-
Sition.
The guns are ten-inch bore and weigh
10000 pounds each. They are compan-
ion pieces of the guns recently set up at
Fort Stevenson, on the Oregon shore,
and with those that are to follow, will
make the Notifications at the mouth of
the Columbia a formidable bar to the
passage Of a hostile warShip.
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MISS WILLARD's WILL.
Her Estate Will Pass Into the
Temple Fund Eventually.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2O-By the terms OF
the will Of Miss Frances f. Willard,
late President of the w. c. T. Z. her
estate will pass into the Temple fund
after the life interests of her Secre-
tary, Miss Anna Gordon and of her SIS
ter-in-law, Mrs. Mary B. Willard have
expired. The property consists of
Rest Cottage at Evanston, valued at
$4,000, a small cottage in the Adiron-
dacks and $1,000 in cash, which was
presented to Miss Willard on her fifth
eth birthday. By the original will, the
estate was to pass to the w. C. I. T.,
but codicil dated after the Buffalo
convention, diverts 1t to the Temple
fund. The Temple Trustees will prob
ably waive their rights and leave the
estate entirely to the direct beneficial
rieS
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MAY BE A CLASH.
Two French Expeditions Advance
ing Toward Sokoto.

AKASSA Niger Coast Protectorate.
West Africa), Feb. 20.-Intelligence has
arrived here that two French expedi-
tions are advancing toward Sokoto,
capital Of the Sultanate of Sokoto, on
the Sokoto River in the extreme north
Of the Haussau States, and that six
French officers with force of 200 men
have arrived at Argungu and Taga.
The former town Is an important
plant on the Sokoto River, about half
way from the Sultan's capital and the
River Niger, and is within the British
sphere.
The Sultan Of Sokoto has command
ed the French force to halt about forty
miles from the capital. The Royal
Niger Company's representative, Depu-
ty Agent William Wallace, is holding
the company's force, with ammunition
and stores, in readiness. and is await
ing Instructions to assist the Sultan of
Sokoto and to secure French evacuation
of British territory.
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North Pacific Goe. ON Her Way.

SEATTLE. Feb. 20.-The steamer
North Pacific, bound for Alaska, which
was abandoned by number of passen-
gers at Port Townsend on account Of her
|alleged unseaworthiness, continued her
Voyage this morning. new crew having
.been secured. The twenty three passen-
gers who refused to go to sea on the
steamer have returned to this city. A
member of the old crew gives as the rea-
son for the crews desertion the bad
quality of the food furnished and the
Ecrowded quarters
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Coursing at Los Angeles.

Los ANGELES, Feb. 20.-Several
San Francisco dogs We're entered in the
coursing matches at Agricultural Park
to-day and one of them, Ormond. made
a sensational run. There was a 64-dog
stake for $500 purse and the matches
We're unusually good. Beauty and Trip
ran a five ties. Beauty finally winning
three to nothing. In three other races
there were ties
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OAKLAND PIONEER DEAD.
Had Large Interests in FL Dorado
and Alameda Counties.

OAKLAND, Feb. 90. H. Burn
ham, a pioneer of the city and State.
died to-day at his home in this city,
aged II years. He was born in New
York and came to California in 1853
He located in Ell Dorado County and
made a fortune in the mines. He was
twice elected County Supervisor In Ell
Dorado and had varied interests in that
district. Thirty years ago he removed
to Oakland and, after serving two years
in the Internal Revenue Service, estab-
lished a planning mill. He was at va
rious times Supervisor, member of the
Board of Education and Library Trus-
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MISS wILLARD's FUNERAL.
It Took Place in the Broadway
Tabernacle Yesterday.

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-The funeral
services over the remains of Miss
Frances E. Willard, President of the
Worlds and Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union. took place in the Broad
way Tabernacle to-day. The service
was held in this city by the official de-
cree of the w. c. T. U.
On Thursday next a service will be
held at Evanston, Ill. Before final in
terment takes place. however. the body
will lie in state in Willard Hall at the
w. c. T. U. Temple at Chicago, proba
bly, greater portion of Wednesday
next. and while en- route to the Western
metropolis will also lie in state for
short ime in Churchville, N. Y, Miss
Wizards birthplace.
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Raining in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20.-A storm
which had been blowing up from the
southwest all day broke into rain at
dark and the precipitation has contin-
ued at intervals during the night. Re-
ports from interior points indicate that
the rainfall has extended throughout
the greater part of the State.
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Worst Storm of the Season.

/, ASHLAND (Wis), Feb. 20.-By far
the worst storm of the season began
last night and has continued all day.
Northw estern trains have been aban-
doned and on the central line the trains
are five hours late
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Vi.couut Combermore Dead.

LONDON, Feb. 2O.-Robert Weiling-
ton Stapleton-Cotton, Viscount Comber-
more, is dead He was born In 1S45.
He was third Viscount and grandson of
the celebrated Sir Stapleton Cotton,
who served with remarkable distinction
In the peninsular war.
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Will Improve Relations.

LONDON. Feb. 21.-The Madrid cor
respondent Of the standard says:
The Government Is now convinced
that the Maine disaster instead OF
estranging, will tend to improve rela-
tions between Spain and the United
States.
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Terror and Puritan.

NORFOLK (va.). Feb. 2O.-Workmen
at the Norfolk navy yard have been
engaged all day on the repairs to the
monitors Terror and Puritan A draft
Of men for the latter vessel arrived to-
day. Naval officers will not discuss
the rumors Of trouble.
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will stop at the Tortugas to take on
board Captain Henry c. Kyler of the
Indiana. She carries also air pumps
electric lights for the divers, and other
diving apparatus. The injured men
at the barracks and the Marine Hos
pital slowly improve.
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Popular Approval Of the Purchase,

has resulted in popular approval Of the
proposed State purchase of the rail-
roads of Switzerland at cost of about
a billion francs ($2OOOOO. GOO. The
Government is projecting loan for
the purchase.
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Preparing for War.

LONDON, Feb. 21.-The Cape Town
correspondent of the Daily Mail"
says: The Transvaal Government is
mounting guns at johannesburg and
conveying maxims. shells, rifles and
cartridges to that point in an offensive
and ostentatious I1naner.
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Most Severe Of the Year.

MANITOwOC (Wis.), Feb. 20. = The
most severe storm Of the year has been
raging since yesterday and still con
tinues. Only one train has arrived
since yesterday afternoon.
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Worst Storm for Twenty-Five Years

OSHKOSH CWis), Feb. 20. The
worst storm in twenty-five years is
still raging. Trains are six to eight
hours late. Street car service is badly
crippled.
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The Court of Inquiry Ha. Sailed.

KEY WEST (Fqa). Feb. 20 - The
lighthouse tender Mangrove CARRYING
the members of the court Of inquiry
into the Maine disaster. left for Ha-
yana this afternoon. The Mangroye
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PORTLAND, Feb. 20-The Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company's
steamer Victoria left down the river to-
day en- route to Puget Sound, where she
VIII be placed In the Alaskan trade. The
Victoria is one of the finest steamers in
Pacific waters.
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Street Cars Taken OFF.

RACINE (Wis), Feb. 20.-On account
of the storm street cars We're taken off
to-day. Not a train was run on the
ST. Paul branch to Western Union juno
ton.
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Olympics Defeat the Bav Citv..

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb 2O.-In the
cycle League baseball games to-day the
olympic Club Wheelmen defeated the
hay city Wheelmen by q score of % to
IL. and the California Cycling Club
beat the San Francisco Road Club, the
score being 3 10 .
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COPENHAGEN, Feb. 21.-A dispatch
from Helsingfors says the 200 fisher
men who were carried to sea last
Wednesday on tract Of ice have been
saved
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RECORDUNION

into the bay. behind the city. where
she could have reduced the city at
pleasure"
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MIL LWAUKEE
THE CENTER OF IT,
A Blizzard is Raging Throughout
Wisconsin.
Twenty-Five Inches Of Snow Have Fallen in
the City.

Street Railway Travel Becoming
Congested and Railroad Trains
Stalled--RaiIroad Traffic Badly
Tied Up in Northern Michigan
and Conditions Scarcely Less
Severe in the Western Part Of
the State.
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SENATOR ALIENS
PROVISION.
He Will Make an Effort to Get II
Inserted
In the Consular and Diplomatic Appropria-
tion Bill.

The Effort May Result in . Gem
eral Discussion Of the Cuban
Question-The Hawaiian Treaty
May Also be Discussed-The
House Will Probably Discuss
the Civil Appropriation Bill
and Fight Shy Of the Cuban
Question at Present.
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A PRELIMINARY
REPORT.
United States Divers Said to Have
Made One.
The Magazines Reported to Have Been
Found Intact.

Members Of the Court Of Inquiry
Decided to Proceed to Havana
at Once Instead Of Organizing
the Court at Key West--Damage
on the Port Side Thought to
Have Been From an External
Explosion.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-04-27

COUNTY Chairman Berkley informs
us that the official announcements for
the Republican primary election will
be published next week. Quite a mum
ber of candidates have already regis
tered their names with him, and
Others expecting to be candidates will
have done so by the close of the week
Senator NJ. 5. Qaay will submit the
question of his reelection to the Uni
ted States Senate to vote Of the Re
pablicans of the county, and two sets
of candidates to the State convention
have already registered their names.
The issue will be clearly defined one,
aud nc amount of dust-throwing will
be able to beclOnd L. Aessrs. Isaiah
Good, II. +. Barron and c. F. Cook
will be the candidates for delegates OF
the political 'refOrmers' who, under the
State leadership Of Mr.. John Wana-
maker, the Philadelphia millionaire
Merchant Prince and the local lead
ership of s'General' W. II. Koontz, J.
A. Berkey. ct al, propp-4 if they can,
TO purify the party" by running an
independent ticket this fall and elect
ing Democratic Governor.
As to the sincerity of Mr.. Wanna
makers desire for reform one can
judge by the political company he keeps
in his own city of Philadelphia, his
principal reliance for support from that
quarter being from tina; very eminent
reformer and political puris;, Mr. Da-
vid Martin. OF the "reforn" preten-
sions Of the local leaders, one has only
to look at the conduct of the County
Commissioners Office since il fell under
their balefu. oan some seven years
since with the induction OF s u. Sho-
her and Geo. +. Kimmeli into Office.
Jacob w. Peck, Edward Hoover and
David +. Wagner have registered as
candidates for delegates and Wiil appeal
for support TO the loyal Republicans OF
the county who are believers in party
and party organization and in the prin-
ciple of majority rule. II elected they
will be found in the convention sup
porting Col. w. a. Stone or some other
equally fearless and honest Republican
and in opposition to Mr.. Wanamaker
and all other hypocriticsi sham re-
formers.
The individuality Of the candidates
for delegates viii not much enter into
the contest, bus the men and principles
they represent is what viii be taken
into consideration by the Intelligent
voters of the county.
II viii be fight to the finish be-
tween the friends Of Senator Quay and
the believers in party rules aud party
organization on the one side, aud the
friends Of John Wanamaker, party
wreckers and disoFganizers and fni-
lowers Of sham reform on the other.
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wan rEarrs u eaIn EaasIsI.
United state. Captures the First spani,h
ship.

WASHINGTON, April 2s.-President Me-
Kinley's proclamation notifying nations
Of the blockade Of Havana Harbor, the
capture of the eIumber-laden Spanish ship
Buena Ventura by the American cruiser
Nashville, and the passage by Congress
of the Volunteer Army bin were the three
great events in connection with the Span
isll-l,merioan war to-day.
The notice Of the blockade of Havana Is
no; expected to precipftate naval hOsiili-
ties. The American war vessels viii re-
main well out Of range OF the guns of
Morro Castle and the shore batteries 50
that there Is no likelihood Of a gun being
fired for an indefinite period
Captain Sampson viii have it all his
own way for a long time. So far as IS
known there are no Spanish war vessels
in anything like tn vicinity, nor are
any expected for the reason that Spain has
not one coaling station. which is necessa-
~ for her 10 maintain her ships in or
near those waters.
Just how long the blockade viii last
viii probably depend upon the activity OF
the insurgents and the amount of food
supplies avail ,ble for the Sp nish garri-
son in Havana Some officials of the Ma
Wy Department predict that it will not
last over six weeks.
The capture Of the Spanish merchant
vess ! Buena Ventura b. the gunboat
Nashville, constitutes the real beginning
Of hostilities. The Nashville, il is stated
here, fired two shots at the vessel, aud is
therefore'entitled to the honor of having
fired the first shot in the Spanish-Ameri-
can war.
Naval officers here are elated over the
capture of the Buena Ventura, which the
records show is rated as No. !, first-class
She is said 20 be worth with her cargo
about half a million dollars. This will
mean material addition to the private
fortunes Of her captors. The mode of pro
eedure in bringing about her disposition
as a prize vessel, viii be to bring action
in the United States District Court. i
the court finds that the ship was legiti
mate prize she will be appraised, con
demnel and then sold at auction by the
United States marshal. If she is takeT
by the government then the court vii
take notice Of her value as shown by the
| inventory.
One-half Of the value Of the prize vii
90 to the government, Of the other hal
one-twentieth part will go 10 the com
manding officer of the fleet; the fleet cap
tain will receive one one-hundredth part
the balance Ofthe other half viii go to the
| Nashville.
OF the part going to the Nashville one
tenth will be given the commander of tn
vessel aud the rest will be Distributed
among all the officers and men on boart
according to their rate of pay. Nava
vessels within signal distance at the tim'
a capture is made are entitled 10 shar'
| in the prize
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our State Conventions

From the Lancaster Inquirer.
The Republican State convention
which meets in June promises to be a
most interesting body. The point of
interest is the selection of a candidate
for Governor, and several eminent gen.
tlemen are contending for that honor.
Among the most prominent are VIM.
A. Stone, Charles w. Stone and John
Wanamaker. 1t is within the truth to
say that either of these gentlemen
would make a creditable candidate
whom the Republicans of the State
could consistently support.
The purpose of having a nominating
convention is to determine who shall
be the candidate of the party. This is
done by vote, and whoever the major
ity selects is, according TO all party
rules, the chosen candidate. To him the
whole party, if its members act in good
faith, gives its united support. Other
wise there would be no use in holding
a convention at all.
This of course presuppOses that the
nomination is fairly made-that the
nominee is the choice of a majority of
the convention.
There is a well-founded belief that a
number of would-be political leaders in
this State, claiming to be Republicans,
do not intend to obey this rule the pres
ent year. According to their own dec
larations their purpose il, if the NOM
inatiOn does not suit them, to start an
Independent movement for the purpose
of throwing the State into the hands of
the Democrats.
In order to justify this movement
these party wreekers claim that Col.
VIM. A Stone, who seems thus far to
be the strongest candidate, is the favor
ite of Senator Quay. Well, il this be
true, what of it? Has Senator Qlay
no right to favor any candidate? This
is a new doctrine aud a most pestilent
one, and is but miserable subterfuge
of a set of party wreekers who are de-
termined to ruin the party they can
not rule.
The old, sensible and time-honored
rule, that the viii of the majority shall
govern, is the only safe doctrine to
cling to. 1t matters not whose favorite
1t is that receives that endorsement
whether Wanamaker's or Quay's, or
some ones else-let him receive the uni
ted support of the party to which he is
in justice entitled.