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Notice to Creditors.

TN THE DIsTRICT COURT OF THE
i Fourth Judicial District OF the State Of
In the matter or tn. estate of Eugene
Pa KS. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that David Casper
WIS duly appointed administrator Of the
estate Of Eugene Parks, deceased. on the
9Th day of April, A. ID. 1893. The creditors
and all persons having claims against said
Aeceased, are hereby notified to file them,
With the n,cessary vouchers, with the
Clerk OF said ourt within forty DAYS after
the first puDlication.of this notice.
DAVID CASPER,
Administrator OF the Estate OF Eugene
Parks, DECEASED.
ted n Elko,, April IA, 1905.
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Gazette spsofAl to 1rD1fEsSrr4l ~.
RENO, Nevada, April IA, 1885,
The Senate Is considering the ma
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lations Committee. The vote will
not be taken today. iChairman Davis
thinks the majority report will be
adopted. 2
The President Gays il either resolu-
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within "a hours.
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Mrs. Anna Hickey, a we'll known
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who recovered from a very serious
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e Come and SOC the fine ties just re-
,oeiHed at Atexander's. ~
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lbyteyian parsonage tonight. There
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The herald., 1898-02-19
Sunday and Oxssaay february 20 and 22
Wiltshire Park 4se6aN cvs,y xuaay Z90 sF msF, III Tt. &

Mrs. Matilda N. Carse sobbed when the
intelligence was conveyed to her. Frances
Is gone from u.s." she said, her voice chok-
Ing with sorrow. Where will we get an
other like her? A nobler woman never was
born, and more unselhsh worker never
entered the lists In the cause of humanity.
1 have been associated with her for years
and know the worth of her character and
the noble sacrifices she has made for her
fellow men and women.
we have all been hoping right along she
would recover. We held prayer meeting
at Willard hall for her yesterday after
noon. and all hoped she would be spared to
u.s.
DR.. Sarah Hackett Stevenson said: .I
can only voice the universal regret for
Miss Willard's loss. 1t is irreparable and
there Is no one who can take up the work
she has laid down and do 1t so WELL"
President Henry Wade Rogers Of the
Northwestern university said: "Her death
Is an inestimable loss. knew her and ad-
mired her. The loss is impossible to re-
place. All who knew her, even though
they did not agree with her views, could
not help admire and loving her. She was
trustee of the university for three years
and also dean of the Woman's college
During that time had an opportunity OF
becoming better acquainted with her lofti-
ness of character than would have been
possible otherwise"
The herald., 1898-02-19

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-(By Asso-
ciated Press.) The feature of the day
at the navy department was the large
number of ,rumors of warlike tend
ency that came to the attention of the
officials as requiring attention, and in
every case contradiction. So formlda-
BILE had grown the list that at the close
of Office hours Secretary Long was in
duced to make the following statement,
as the easiest manner of disposing at
one time of all these stories:
Really no information has been re-
ceived since Capt. Sigsbee's first dis
patch, adding anything to our knowl-
edge of the disaster. ALI we know IL
that the Maine blew up. There is
abundant room for speculation of all
sorts, but no conclusion can be arrived
at until an examination has been made
by the divers and more facts obtained.
1t Is a simple fact to say that such a
thing might happen by design or 1t
might happen by accident. As vet
there is no indication of design. There
fore my impression has been all along,
and I rather think the general opinion
preponderates in the same direction,
that it must have been accidental
NO DISCUSSION IN THE CABINET
'At the cabinet meeting today the
The herald., 1898-02-19

any such accident. There never has been
such a case. The boilers could not have
exploded as, being at anchor, there would
have only been enough steam kept up to
operate the dynamos and supply the needs
of the ship. The fires would probably have
been double banked. If was still In the
service I would not express any opinion,
for there is time enough to do that when
the facts are known, but as the thing
stands now do not see how such an acci-
dent could occur, nd I can see how some
miscreant colud have torpedoed the ship"
Williamson Dunn of this city was a
classmate at Annapolis OF Captain Sigs-
bee, and he is very skeptical about there
having been any explosion of the maga-
zines. s'All of the probabilities" he said
point to the tragedy's having been pre-
meditated crime. 1t is almost an impossi-
bility for such an explosion to occur on
such a ship, for there is hardly moment
when 1t is not being inspected by some one.
The fact that there were two explosions
noted would seem to indicate that the first
one came from the exterior and the second
was the magazine exploded by detonation,
or that the boilers went, owing to the kill
ing at once of the engineer or the dis
placement of the machinery, though the
boilers are not likely to have had enough
steam In them for this. 1t would be very
humiliating to find that such an accident
Is possible on such ship. If It proves to
be accident. shall be confirmed in my be-
lief that the best navy would be one made
up of ships to cost about 100000 each Ten
such boats could easily whip one of two
millions cost. and If some OF them go to the
bottom the department is not out go much.
The herald., 1898-02-19

DEAD CAN'T BE BROUGHT HOME
During the day the department was
in receipt of number of kilograms
from different parts of the country,
asking, in behalf of relatives of the
dead sailors, that their remains be
brought back to the United States for
interment. Among them were queries
from friends of the two officers, Mer-
ritt and Jenkins. The department for
warded these to Capt. Sigsbee, whose
answer was that the officers bo.ies
have not been found; that as to many
others identification Is not possible and
throwing great doubt upon the practic-
ability Of taking any of the remains
away from Havana.
JOINT EXAMINATION OF WRECK
While no decision has yet been
reached formally upon the application
of the Spanish government for author
ization to examine the wreck of the
Maine to ascertain the cause OF the ex-
plosion, the officials seem inclined to re-
gard her request as one that could not
properly be refused, and 1t is likely that
each government will make the investi-
cation of this character concurrently.
SIGNS OF MOURNING
The miniature United States flag on
the model of the battleship Maine In
the main corridor OF the navy depart
ment was lowered to half-mast during
the day, by direction of the secretary
The herald., 1898-02-19
THE WRECK GUARDED
Newspaper Investigators Not Allowed
to Work

HAVANA, Feb 1S-On the night of the
disaster Captain Sigsbee requested Ad-
miral Manterola to station boats around
the wreck so as to prevent any one from
approaching 1t without official leave. AS
| result only those with special permits
are allowed to get near the wreck. Captain
Sigsbee himself, going in the early morn
ing to the scene of the disaster, was
warned off, not being recognized and was
obliged to return and get formal permit
from the naval authorities.
Admiral Manterola refused to allow the
divers sent here by American newspapers
to make any investigation near the wreck
at least until Captain Sgsbee shall have
finished his official investigation This
| morning Lieutenant-C Commander VAIN
wright, Lieutant Holman and Chief Engin-
eer Howell went with divers to search for
tho bodies OF Lieut.. Jenkins and Assist
ant Engineer Merritt, but the guards
would not allow them to make the search, J.,
and they returned to the consulate and
lodged formal complaint with Consul
General Lee. However,, the agreement
reached between Captain Sigsbee and GEN
eral Blanco was that the American COM
mander Is to be allowed to use any divers,
even the divers sent here by the American
newspapers, in his official investigation.
Captain Sigsbee and the commander of
the Fern, accompanied by General Lee,
NiSitcu tHS Cdptdin-SeneTdl tIlS morning
and had a conference, at which it was de-
cided that the American press divers
should not be allowed to go inside the
wreck, though any diver appointed by
Captain Sigsbee Is to have full liberty of
movement The government has wired to
Washington requesting permission for
Spanish official divers to examine the
wreck outside. The tug G. w. Childs has
arrived.
revolving incident of the day has been
the presence of vultures wheeling in the
air over the wreck.
With Lieut.. Commander WainwriglA,
Lieut.. Holman and Chief Engineer Howell
Captain Sigsbee went on board the wreck
this morning. Every care is shown the
usrvivors. General Blanco and the officials
continue to Cooperate with Captain Sigs-
bee and General Lee. There is sincere re-
gret that circumstances make it impossi-
BILE to meet the wishes of friends who de-
sire that the remains of their loved ones
be sent home for burial, but in cases where
the officers of the Maine deem II practical
BILE, necessary facilities will be afforded
The feeling of the community is that
social functions would be out of place at
a time of such mourning and these will be
suspended for the present.
The herald., 1898-02-19

public all the dispatches; that the de-
partment has no more knowledge on
the subject of the cause of the disaster
or even of the circumstances attending
1t, than has the public, and that the re-
port which was to the effect that Capt
Sigsbee had been warned that the
Maine. was in danger from submarine
mines or torpedoes is utterly without
foundation, no such report ever having
been received from him or anybody
else"
WILD RUMORS DENIED
The secretary also denied briefly and
comprehensively wild rumors that he
had requested the chief of police of
New York to guard the Vizcaya, and
that he had selected Constructor
Bowles to go to Havana and raise the
Maine. The last work of the day for
him was to consult the representatives
, OF the wrecking companies who proba-
bly, will have charge of this work, and
endeavor to arrange for both of them
to work together SO as to secure the
use Of each peculiar plant and to save
time.
ESTIMATES SIGSBEE'S CONDUCT
The secretary, when asked what was
the departments estimate of the con-
duct of Capt. Sigsbee in the trying sit
uatioh In which he had been placed,
replied: II think I express the feeling
of the president, as we'll as my own,
The herald., 1898-02-19
EXPERT OPINION
Concerning Destruction Of the War.
ship Maine

Concerning Destruction Of the War
ship Maine
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1s.-The opinion
of one of the leading experts in the use OF
high explosives, Professor Alger of the
ordnance bureau. as to the cause of the
explosion on the Maine is as follows:
las to the question of the cause of the
Names explosion, we know that no tor
pedo such as is known to modern warfare
can, of ITSELF cause an explosion of the
character of that on board the Maine. We
know of no instance where the explosion
of torpedo or a mine under ships bot
tom has exploded the magazine within.
1t hes simply torn great hole In the
ships bottom, through which the water
entered and in consequence of which the
ship sank Magazine explosions, on the
contrary, produce effects exactly similar
to the effects OF the explosion on board
the Maine.
when 1t comes to seeking the cause of
the explosion in the Names magazine, we
should naturally look, not for improbable
or unusual causes, but for those against
which we have had to guard In the past.
The most common Of these Is through fire
In the bunkers. Many of our ships have
been in danger at various times from this
cause, and not long ago the Cincinnati's
bunkers actually set fire to netting of the
Woouen pOxes Wltnln the magazine. and
had It not been found at the time II was
discovered II would doubtless have re-
suited In catastrophe on board that ship
similar to the one on board the Maine.
Il shall again emphasize the fact that no
torpedo exploded without ship has ever
produced or. according to our knowledge
can produce. an explosion OF magazine
within.''
# TWO LOCAL OPINIONS
Randolph H. Miner. who was for some
years In the navy, was seen Yesterday
and asked his opinion Of the explosion on
board the Maine.
1T is hard to do anything more than
surmise," he said. but from what little
is known of the affair I do not think II
could have been an explosion on board
ship. In the first place. II Is impossible for
II to have been caused by any closed cleo
trio current. as has been claimed, for there
are no wires in any Of the magazines, and
even II the current was closed there are
fuses to all of the wires which would melt
at once in case Of circuit closing before
there could be degree OF heat sufficient
to cause an explosion. Captain sigsbee
knew that he was In unfriendly waters.
and must have taken even more precau-'
tioue than arc uEually provided, but the Or
6inary rules Of inspoot1on and Watch.
1|2a sss ,,1 n:yss 2, zs|ss 2 4 e e aoszd zss- ,
The herald., 1898-02-19
WORK ON THE WRECK
Will Be Done Only Under Proper Su-
uervisiou

| WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S-The navy de-
partment tonight received the following
message from Captain Sigsbee:
| with Generals Lee and Cowles, today
visited Captain General Blanco and Other
chiefs of civil and military branches of
| government and returned thanks for great
demonstration of sympathy yesterday and
for their continued care of the dead and
for other good offices now being exercised
in our behalf. Received additional assur-
ances of sympathy and desire to help. The
Spanish authorities feel the situation
| aeutely. l have promised to maintain Off
cial character of all work done on wreck
| of Maine. No friction anywhere.
| (Signed.) SIGSBEE."
| The reference to the official character Of
the work is interpreted at the navy de-
partment that no divers hired by newspa-
pers will be allowed to investigate the
wreck. AS to published statements that
Spain intends to claim joint interest in
the work of the court of inquiry, the de-
partment says that under the harbor regu-
lations of any civilized port the local au-
| thorities are bound to make an official
| investigation of any wreck occurring in
| their jurisdiction, irrespective of the ma
| tionality of the vessels or of any invests
| cation by another government in case 1t Is
| craft owned by foreign power. AS the
| matter is understood here, this is the only
| right Spain claims in the case and 1t Is
conceded to be entirely fair. This state
| ment of the case was confirmed at the
| Spanish legation. A message was received
| this afternoon that the coast survey
steamer Bache, with divers and apparatus
/ on board, had sailed from Tampa for Ha-
vana.
The herald., 1898-02-19
A SAILORS YARN
He Saw Torpedo but Gave No
Warning

NEW YORK, Feb 1S.-The Herald this
morning prints the following from it's Key
West correspondent:
1 learn on undoubted authority that one
of the MANNED sailors who was taken to
the marine hospital, out of gratitude for
the kind treatment and careful nursing re-
ceived from the surgeon and Attendants, has
broken the seal of silence enjoined by his
superior officers before leaving Havana,
and makes a statement, the truth of which
cannot be doubted, and which points to the
deliberate destruction of the vessel.
The sailor, whose name for obvious rea-
sons, is withheld for the present says he
was on the watch on the forward deck
shortly before the explosion occurred
While looking over the Names bow into
the dark water of the bay he saw black
object slowly coming toward the vessel.
The object, whatever it was, was appar-
emily illuminated and emitted smoke. He
suspected something wrong and tried to
communicate the fact to the officer of the
day, when the explosion took place. The
Maine was raised in the air and he was
thrown to the deck stunned and bleeding.
He also says that simultaneously with
the raising of the Maine he saw the steam
launch, which was moored alongside the
Maine, also thrown out of the water.
This occurred before the second explos-
ion In the Names magazine was felt, and
which sent her to the bottom
The herald., 1898-02-19

and carried to the Colon cemetery, where
Chaplain Chadwick of the Maine conducts
funeral services.
Among those identified, whose names
have not been already cabled, are those of
Carleton Jencks, Flynn (Michael or Pat
rick, Francis Phillips, Noble 7. Mudd
Thomas j. Jones, Francis ]. McNiece, Bar
ry John p. or Lewis L.), Charles Curran
Patrick Hughes, William Donoghue, Frank
Sutton. Daniel Prince, Henry Cross, Chas.
f. Just, Daniel ]. Boyle. William J. Horn,
Joseph Scully, James T. League, Trubie
Finch, Thomas ]. Hearty, Walter Sellers,
Charles Frank, Fisher Drank or A. J.).
There remain at the San Ambrosio VIM.
Mattison, Francis d. Cahill, Frederick c.
Hober and James w. Allen, still in seri-
GUS condition, but better than they were
yesterday.
Geo. w. Koebler. John Heffron and Jere-
miah Shea are somewhat Improved. DR..
Mas does not despair of saving them all.
The bishop OF Havana telephoned Chap
lain Chadwick license to hear the con-
fessions of our poor sailors
The herald., 1898-02-19
THE VIZCAYA ARRIVES
EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES
FOR HER PROTECTION
WORK ON THE NAMES WRECK
The Sailor Who Saw a Mysterious
Object Approach-An Indis-
Greet Diplomat
Associated Press Special Wire

| ASSOCldteu FreSS SpecldI wire
| NEW YORK, Feb. 1S-The Spanish ar
mored cruiser Vizcaya Is in New York
water. She dropped her anchor five miles
south of Sandy Hook lightship at $50 p. M,
after 13-days' voyage from the Canary
| Islands. When her officers and men
learned the startling news of the disaster
to the American battleship Maine in Ha-
vana harbor and of the downfall of former
Minister de LONE, they broke into wild
uproar of talk. For a couple of minutes all
discipline on the great warship seemed to
vanish. Men rushed below to tell their
| comrades in the lower decks.
| Early tomorrow morning the Vizcaya will
| come up to the anchorage selected for her
| in the upper bay.
| Rear Admiral Bunce has given final in
| structions to Lieut.. John Dougherty, who
will have charge of patrol tugs, six in
| number, to guard the Spanish cruiser Viz
caya during her stay in this vicinity. Lieut.
| Dougherty will make his headquarters on
the navy tug Nina, and II other tug from
the navy yard, the Marietta, will be used
principally as dispatch boat, carrying
messages between the navy yard and the
guard boats.
| Lieut.. Dougherty will have entire charge
| of the patrol, which will consist, besides
| the two tugs mentioned, of two tugs Of
| the supervisor of the harbor and two police
patrol boats The watches will be divided
| between the six boats, two to be on duty
| on each turn. Each boat is to have on
board while on watch, four marines and
| one non-commisoned officer of marines a
| roundsman and four policemen of the met
| ropolitan force.
While on duty, the boats are to patrol
| carefully the waters in the vicinity of the
| visiting Spaniard, and no boat or person
| will be allowed to approach the Vizcaya
without the sanction of the commanding
officer of the vessel
Lieut.. Neville of the marine corps will be
| In charge of the thirty-six marines, who
will be quartered on board the Nina.
| At night 1t is intended to keep the Viz
caya brilliantly illuminated with electric
lights, and the watch boats will also be
| we'll lighted, so there can be no possible
means of approaching the vizcaya without
| detection.
The herald., 1898-02-19
INDEX
TO TELEaRAPH1c NEWS

+ Zolas trial continues to excite the .
+ French. but evidently comes no near +.
+ er to decision. .
r Authorities at Skaguay helpless .
+ against the horde Of organized thugs; .
r. troops will be sent to preserve order. .
+ Theosophists In annual session at .
+ Chicago celebrate Kali Yuga and walk ,
r right along toward universal brother .
i. hood. :
r The Canadian Pacific walks into a ,
+ railroad war by reducing by one-half .
+ transcontinental rates to Northern .
+ Pacific points. ]
4, Miss Wiliard's funeral will be held
+ at New York tomorrow and the body .
+ then shipped to Chicago; western 1
+ friends express appreciation of the
+ lady's character and work. .
+ resolution appropriating funds for 4
+ saving the remnants OF the warship 1
4 Maine leads to furious debate in the
+ senate; the resolution passes, and the .
= same action Is taken In the house. 4
+ Secretary Of the Navy Long gives /,
; out I brief but emphatic statement /
i that no facts have been added to the /
+ departments information since the ]
+ receipt Of Capt. sigshee's first dis 1
i patch announcing the destruction Of I
: the Maine; the opinion grows that the \
; catastxopho Vas caused by an acoi 4
y dent but only Investigation win re- I
! veal tho truth; (nefo 4 absolutely no :
poo(5p4 {QE 9one1 klonet rjirnors ;