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Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
AMERICAN HORSES.
Germany Will Receive Them If They
 Are Sound.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Dr. Won HoE leben, the German ambassador, today made this statement to Secretary Sherman concerning the reported in tention to exclude American horses from Germany.
 Certain declarations of the royal Prussian minister of Agriculture have evidently been distorted. The minis ter answered to an inquiry made to him in the Prussian diet that he had decided to wait to see if any evidence might be furnished of veterinary dan gers from the importation of Ameri- can horses. Only then, viz, in case such dangers should have been prov ed, would there be reason to take en- ergetic measures or impose a guaran- tee, as far as we are entitled to do so.-
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
ACTED TOO HASTILY.
Ambassador White Says American
 Fruits are Being Admitted.


 Washington, Feb. 16.-It is intimat- ed that the German authorities are be- ginning to believe that they have act ed with undue precipitation in the en- forcement of the decrees excluding American fruits, and it is said that a disposition has been shown to attrib- ute the severity of the action taken to the excessive zeal of subordinate of ficers stationed at the principal ports and on the frontier.
 Today Ambassador White cabled the state department that the present inn portation of live plants was absolutely prohibited, but that fresh fruit not in fected was being admitted freely. In asmuch as the value of the live plants and shrubs exported from the United States to Germany last year was only a little more than $8,000, the last phase of the exclusion decree is not regarded as of very large importance.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
MISS BENSER'S ESTATE
Former Guardian, R. B. Ivory. FTlev
 His Account at Pittsburg. Fa.

Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 16.-R. B IvorY. who was recently removed as guard ian of Miss Edna Benser, filed his ae- count in the orphans court today
 The accountant does not charge Aim. self with any personal estate, but aa- mits that he received $S0,000, or nearly half of the estate, from T. J. RnAin- son, the Rock, Island trustee. Whel Miss Benser filed her petition for Nv ory's removal she did not knaw he had received more than $63,000.
 Ivory says he paid $1,Q00 to fhs American Surety compah of Chicae for the indemnity bond to yeare Rob inson, advanced SLIGO to N kRaa ser and invested $73,63O wi
 borrowers. He says that out of tne fee paid to him by Miss Benser he paid ex-Judge S. s. Menard of Illinois $3,000.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
STORY OF A SURVIVOR.
Ward Line Passengers Fho Saw the
 Explosion.

New York, Feb 16.-A special to the Evening Telegram concerning the Maine disaster says: James Rowe, the ships cook was the least injured of any that were brought off while was there. I asked him how it hap pened. I don't know he replied, speaking with difficulty. I turned in my hammock at o'clock and heard three bells strike. I don't remember anything more until I felt myself turning over and over and falling heavily upon the deck through a mass of smoke. I got on my feet and worked my way on deck. When I got there the superstructure deck was dipping under the water and I jumped overheard to keep from being drawn down in the suction. I was picked up by a boat from the Spanish man-of- war. Four more men were picked up by the same boat. They were Daniel Cronin, landsman; Charles Berryman, boatswain; Albert John, seaman, and Bloower, landsman.' One poor fellow whose face was injured past all recog- milton was lying in cot in the hos pital. l asked him his name and he mumbled back through horribly swol- len lips: My folks would feel uneasy if I told you.'
 So far as can learn now the ex- plosion took place in the magazine
 used for the storage of gun cotton fol the torpedoes. The vessel lies witf
 her bows wholly submerged and only
 part of her stern showing. The ex
 plosion. which shook the city iron
 one end to the other. created the wild
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
PITIFUL APPEALS.
It Is Possible That the Maine May Be
 Resurrected.

Washington, Feb. 16.-The list of survivors sent to the navy department this afternoon in an- sWer to telegrams was inaccurate and made out the loss of life eight more than the summary originally given by Captain Sigsbee in an earlier telegram, so Secretary Long telegraphed for an other corrected list and also one that should show who were and who were not wounded of the survivors. It was found necessary to do this owing to the great number of pitiful appeals for information as to the safety of unfor- tunates on the Maine that came from all parts of the country.
 Naval officials in the light of dis patches thus far received say it is by no means certain that the Maine can not be raised and again carry the flag. They say that while she is a big ship, others as large have been raised, and at Havana the new floating dry docks would receive her if she should only be gotten above water Captain Sigsbee evidently is taking an interest in the future of the ship, for he sent telegram to Commander Forsythe at Key West that was promptly transmitted to Secretary Long, suggesting that a lighthouse vessel or some such small craft be stationed in Havana harbor to watch over the wreck. The latter, even if beyond resurrection, contains valuable ordnance and other property that doubtless can be secured by divers.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
WANTS WATKINS OR His MONEY.
Miss Furguson Sues 80-Year-Old Man
 for Breach of Promise.

Anderson, Ind, Feb. 16.-Miss Lida Ferguson of Bethel, O., today began action against Francis Watkins, an SO- year-old man of this city, for breach of promise. She will be satisfied with S10,000.
 Miss Ferguson and Mr. Watkins met in this city year ago. WatkinS' aged wife having recently died, he fell in love with Miss Ferguson, according to the latter's statement, notwithstand- ing the difference between their aga, she being less than 30. A correspon dence was kept up when she went ts Bethel
 On Jan. IS she came to Indianapolis,
 by appointment, and they were to be married in rather elopement order. But Watkins two daughters-bothu unmar- ried and as old as the bride-elect- had got hold of the intentions of their father and Miss Elizabeth managed to visit Indianapolis and headed of her father by meeting the bride-elect at the depot and telling her that it was all off. She then managed to get holA of her father and by vigorow storming of the castle got him to
 promise that he would not marry Miss Ferguson came to this city, bKt Watkins did not see her, and she finally returned to Bethel. She said to her attorneys that she
 had so much faith in him thai she burnt up all of his letters, which she claims were of the red-hot orf1eE, 1 worthy of a lover of 16. Watkins is one of the pioneers | this county. He has retired, has
 pretty residence considerable casA and an unapproachable, dign7hea ! character. He is a Methodist deacon
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
FOOD FOR SHARKS.
How Many Victims of the Explosion
 Were Confined.

Washington, Feb. 16.-(SpeciaL)- )- The most intense excitement prevails
 here in spite of an attempt to allay popular feeling by a leaning to the
 theory based on early reports from
 Havana that the explosion was an ac- cident. A naval officer of the New York said it could not have been an explosion of the Maine's magazines, and prominent persons openly declare that the fearful calamity was caused by Spanish treachery. Congress be- fore taking action will await definite information regarding the loss of the Maine, though a congressman said i've will wait impatiently." Consul General Lee telegraphed this morning that he was not prepared to give the
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17

est excitement. The electric lights were put out by the shock. Captain Sigsbee was on deck when the ex- plosion came. It was in the bow of the vessel. A sentry stationed at the bow was unhurt. He had seen noth- ing suspicious"
 HOW THE MAINE DIED.
 New York. Feb. 16.-A special copy right cable to the Evening World from Havana says the officers of the Maine state that the explosion was in the central magazine, and the Maine was raised out of the water and then went partially to pieces. The dis patch continues: 'All the officers but the surgeon were in the ward room at the moment of the explosion. Then came stupendous shock. All the officers below rushed on deck, but could get no farther forward than the middle superstructure on deck. Only very pitiable few of the $50 Jack tars ever got from below. The water rushed in on them and many were stunned and drowned. but not mangled. It is not likely that more than forty sailors were saved. The officers on deck narrowly escaped. In the junior officers mess hall all had to chamber out in the wreckage waist deep. One ladder from the aft torpedo compartment was damned with men struggling up for life. All agree that the double explosion occurred from the natural result of the underwater explosion of the magazines"
 The dispatch says the account of the passengers on the Ward line steamer City of Washington, which was lying 300 yards from the Maine, bears out the foregoing statement. The cable gram adds: "The brass pipe, angle iron, etc., fell in a shower on the decks of the City of Washington. so injuring two boats that when lowered they were useless. Out of the dense smoke came cries for help. Simul taneously with the cessation of the falling fragments search lights were thrown on the deck and it's load of agony. The Spanish boats from the shore lined with those of the Wash ington alongside at once, but the reg ular ferry boats passing soon after the explosion, did not stop to offer aid"
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
JAPAN WON'T DELAY
China's War Payments Must Be Made
 On Time.

Berlin, Feb. 16.-The Japanese min ister has informed the Tsung-li-Yamen that Japan is unable to extend the terms for the payment of the war in demnity.
 M. Dubail, the French charge d'af- faireS, has demanded an indemnity for the family of a Frenchman who was kidnapped by Chinese brigands in Tonkin, but who was subsequently liberated.
 China will have eight days in which to make a favorable reply, failing which French action in the south will be necessary.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
THE ONCE PROUD MAINE.
A Description of the Tangled Wreck
 in Havana Harbor.

New York, Feb. 16.-A special cable says: 'I have just seen twenty-nine sailors of the Maine silently enduring the torture caused by powder skinned faces and broken bones and mangled in the military hospital at San Am brosio here. The less seriously in jured men are in the City of Wash ingtOn. The severely wounded men will have the best of attention also from the men and women of the American colony. All the injured show great grit. You cannot hear a whimper from one of the twenty-nine swathed forms nor from those any where else.
 ''The heavy rainfall which fmmedi- ately followed last nights horror still continues in a dreary, dismal drizzle. Out in the bay lies the wreck of the once proud Maine. Her steel upper deck forward has been com pletely lifted and turned over on hel starboard side. None of the big guns in the turrets are visible. The Maine is slightly listed to port and all of tn. l ing of the ships boats have complete ly disappeared. The big tunnels lit | fiat upon the twisted and gnarled iro1 | braces and the piers of the stee
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
DRAWING TWO PENSIONS.
The Charge Brought Against Benj.
 Dowart, Alias Dawart.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Benjamin Dowart, alias Benjamin Dawart, of Company c, 23d United States infan- try, and of Company D, 18th United States infantry, has, according to the records of the pension office, been drawing two pensions since 1889. Yes terday he was arrested under charge of filing false claims, and admitted to the pension office officials his guilt. Dowart was until recently domiciled at the soldiers home in this city, where he was transferred from Hampton. According to the statement of the supervising examiner to a reporter, Dowart has been drawing two pen sions since 1SS9 His first pension for services in the 23d United States in fantry was granted in 1875, and since that time he has been drawing a pen sion for that service of $10 per month. In 1889 he was granted pension for services in the 18th United States in fantry of s17 per month, and since that time he has been regularly draw | ing both pensions. One was drawn l from the San Francisco agency, while the other came from the Philadelphia ! According to the evidence adduced Dowart's practice was to draw one pension and have one notary subscribe to it, and then take the other certi- fcate and have a different notary ger. tify to his signature. In this way ht kept up the deception. Some time agC he made the fatal mistake of applyins for an increase. In the investigation
 which followed the duplication wa
 discovered, and the case was hear:
 before United States Commissions
 Mills today, and the prisoner bount
 over in $1,000 bonds to await the ac
 tion of the grand pury.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
UnderCurrent Of Be- lief In Europe and
 America. DIVIDED THEORIES. An Investigation of the DiSaS-
 ter Ordered.
In tn Meantims the President Requests the People Of This Country to Withhold Judgm ant Until the Truth Has Been Made Known.

Washington, Feb. 16.-After a day of intense excitement at the navy de- partment and elsewhere growing out of the destruction of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor last night, the situation tonight after the exchange of a number of cablegrams between Washington and Havana can be Long when asked, as he was about to depart for the day, whether he had reason to suspect that the disaster was the work of an enemy. He re- piled: q do not. In that I am influ enced by the fact that Captain Sigsbee has not yet reported to the navy de- partment on the cause. He is evil dently waiting to write a full report So long as he does not express him. self, I certainly cannot. I should think from the indications, however, that there was an accident, that the magazine exploded. How that came about I do not know. For the present at least no other warship will be sent to Havana"
 The appalling nature of the disaster and the gravity of the situation that would arise should investigation give basis for the undercurrent of sus- picion of treachery and foul play that ran through all minds, had a sobering effect upon public men of all shades and politics. The fact stands forth and is little less remarkable, that not a single resolution was Introduced or a single speech made in either house of congress, save one of cOndOlence with the families of the killed, of fered by MT. Boutelle and adopted by the house.
 Public men expressed their opinions with reserve when approached, but everywhere there was demand fol an investigation and full details, in the light of which the horror may be justly viewed. Secretary Long undoubtedly summarized the general opinion of tht majority of naval experts in finding i impossible just now to state the cause of the destruction of the Maine. Ther, are a great number of theories, bu most of them of such character tha makes it easy to upset or prove then by single investigation of a diver.
 INVESTIGATION ORDERED.
 Washington, Feb. 16. - Secretar, Long has taken immediate steps t, make full investigation. Late il the afternoon he telegraphed to Ad miral Sicard at Key West to appoin a board of naval officers to procee at once to Havana, to employ diver and generally to make such inquirie as the regulations of the navy depart ment demand shall be made in tn case of loss of a ship. It is expecte that this work will take some timt and while there are officers who sa that in their opinion it will not | possible owing to the probable cond tion of the hull of the ship to mak sure the cause of the explosion, th opinion of the majority is that th question will be easily settled by
 simple observation of the condition the ships hull plates in the neighbo
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
KANSAS CITY STOCK MARKET.

Kansas City, Feb. 16.-Cattle r- ceipts, S,2O0; native steers. s3-75@ 5.471a, highest price paid since De cember, 1896; western steers, S3.256 4.65; native COWS and heifers, $2-250 4.25; stockers and feeders, $3.25@5.2o; bulls, s2.50@3.75; sheep receipts, 2,600: market active and steady; lambs. S475@5.45; muttons, $3.25@4.30.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
EXCITEMENT OF THE MORNING.
Early Reports From the Maine Ca
 lamity.

Washington, Feb. 16.-The navy de- partment was the scene of intense ex- citement before g o'clock this morn ing, but the officials had no news to add to that given in the latest Asso- ciated Press dispatches. At 11:20 o'clock Secretary Long received the following telegram from Havana: Only two officers unaccounted for. The explosion was forward. To all indications the magazine, but cannot tell until an investigation is had. The sentry on the poop deck reports there were no boats in the vicinity when the explosion occurred" An other telegram to Secretary Long from George Bronson Req, said to be a newspaper correspondent, said: 'No excitement; all quiet; only feelings of sympathy and sorrow for the acci- dent" Another telegram received at the navy department stated the miss ing men will number 270.
 Secretary Long, for the president, has sent this telegram to Captain Sigsbee: "The president desires me to express for himself and the people of the United States his profound sym pathy with the officers and crew of the Maine, also desires that no expense be spared in providing for the sur vivors and the care of the dead" The president has recalled his invitations for the reception this evening and to- morrow night owing to the disaster. A WRECKING VESSEL SENT FOR.
 While Secretary Long was with the president the following dispatch from Maine, was brought in: Advise sending of a wrecking vessel at once. The Maine submerged except debris, mostly work for the divers now. Jen- kins and Merritt still missing. Little hope for their safety. Those known to be saved are: Officers, A, unin- jured; crew, IS; wounded now on board the Ward line steamer, in the city
 hospital and hotel; fifty-nine so far as known; all others went down on board or near the Maine.
 "The total list of missing is 253. With several exceptions no officer or man has more than part of suit of clothing that is not wet with har- bor water. The Ward line steamer leaves for Mexico at this afternoon. The officers saved are uninjured. The damage was in the compartments of the crew. Am preparing to telegraph list of the wounded and saved. The
 Olivette leaves for Key West at 1 p.
 m. Will send by her to Key West the
 officers saved, except myself, Main right, Holman, Henneberger, Ray and
 Holden. Will turn over three unin-
 jured boats to the captain of the port,
 with a request for their safe keeping.
 Will send all the wounded men to the hospital at Havana.
 (Signed) SIGSBEE."
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17

cause of the explosion and would not state his belief as to whether it had occurred by accident or design. Pres ident Mckinley asks the country to wait for definite information before passing judgment on the Maine dis aster.
 Secretary Long this morning re- ceived a long dispatch from Con- mander Sigsbee, in which he said that the disaster was fearful and that the number of men lost had been ascer- tained to be 263. Scores of the bodies have not been recovered and the har- bor was rapidly filling with man-eating sharks. Many might have escaped after being thrown into the water but for the sharks, which are always present in the harbor.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
Something Else to Think About
 Than Legislation.
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL
But the Debate on it Attracted
 Little Attention
The Senate Spent the Day Consid- ering the Appropriations for Coast and Harhor DefenseS. The Maine Disaster.

Washington, Feb. 16.-The debate on tinue until Saturday, when vote will be taken, opened in the house today, but it attracted little attention, the interest of the members being entirely absorbed by the disaster to the Maine. At times the hall was almost deserted, the members being congregated in the Hobbies and cloak rooms discussing the accident and speculating upon it's probable consequences.
 Just before the house adjourned MT. Boutelle, chairman of the naval com mittee, presented resolution which was unanimously adopted, expressing regret for the disaster, condolence with the families of those who lost their lives, and sympathy with the in- jured.
 THE SENATE. Washington, Feb. 16.-The discus sion on coast defenses and harbors was feature of the senate session today Many senators took the ground that the appropriations should be for the full amount of the estimates by the war department instead of some mil
 lions less. Senators Perkins and
 Hale said that it was the policy of the
 appropriations committee to make an annual expenditure of $10,000,000 a year for Notifications. Senators Stewart, Hawley, Chandler and Lodge spoke in favor of increases. Senator
 Teller also advocated liberal expendi- lures and during his remarks made
 significant allusions to Cuba and Ha- Waii.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
PRICE OF COPPER.

New York. Feb. 16-Lake copper firm at $11.25@11.30.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
WHEAT.

Chicago, Feb. 16.-May wheat was bringing s10914 at the close today, and on the curb sold as high as S1.051A-
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17

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