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The San Francisco call., 1898-07-31
COMMERCIAL c INSTINCT IN DISGUISE.

l T the meeting of commercial bodies in this / \ city Friday night there speeches far bet ter never uttered Passing over that of Hugh Craig who IS often in the public eye and ear that ill measure he loses rnpressveness an excerpt from the remarks of Captain Charles Nelson may be con- sidered In endeavorng to show that the Philippines should be held he said, The wreck of the Maine with the murder of brave seamen in Havana har- Dor was act intended to lead up to this great ad- vancement o civilization" You don't say SO!
 According to this theory an overrung Providence desired the United States to grab everything in sight and had to blow the idea into our understanding with dynamite. True, the poet says, God moves in a mysterious way his wonders to perform" yet con cedng this 1t IS hard to believe that the most mys- terous way would include centuries of brutality on the part of nation, eliminating in assassination and wreck. There would, had Providence been directing affairs with specific view to the condition now brought about, have been quicker and heater method.
 As matter of fact the inspiration of the meeting sprang from the commercial instinct, which is notf- ing but the hope of gain There IS no use posing When business organizations desire an expansion of territory for the good will do them in dollars they might well say so, and not try to pass themselves off missionaries bent upon spreading any token of civilization unless they get paid for the token in cash.
 An important feature apparently wholly overlooked is that We have not yet secured the Philippines and while the fruit seems almost ripe there others with their poles. If the statement that 15oooo men will be needed first to defeat the Spanards and then to subdue the natives be true the commercially inspired may well stop to ask, Will it pay?"
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 People who do not win in the lottery may find a grain of consolation in the experience of man and wife in this city, They had lived happily until they had the misfortune to hold the capital ticket and be- gan quarrelng as soon 1t had been cashed. Now the winning will probably have to be devoted in part to settling the question of amony
 According to a paper published across the bay Peter Anderson has gone to work after several weeks nursing of finger blown off on the Fourth of July. Perhaps Peter knows what is best for him. but a blown-of finger would hardly seem to be worth all this trouble.
 man supposed to be the nephew of King Hum bert is in love with an American girl The fact that the girl is poor naturally throws shade of suspicion over the suitor's claim to royal connection.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-31
AMUSEM ENTS

Coiumba-"A Gallant Surrender" Alcazar-"East Lynne Moroscos-"The Two Orphans Tivon-"The Beggar Student" Orpheum-V Vaudeville The ChutesZoo Vaudeville and the 63pound Man olympia-Corner Mason and Eddy streets Speciaiues Sutro's Baths-SStmming Fl Campo-Musc dancing, boating, fishing every Excursion Santa Cruz Recreation Park-Baseball this afternoon. Coursing-At Union Coursing Park. Coursing-Ingleside Coursing Park. Central Park-Horseshoeng Tournam menL State Fair-Sacra ame nto, September 5.
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Camara's fleet to consist of few old boats
 and desire to keep out o sight.
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Cal glace fruit soc per ID at rownsends..
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man supposed to be the nephew of King Hum bert is in love with American girl The fact that the gr! is poor naturally throws shade of suspicion over the suitors claim to royal connection.
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According to paper published across the bay Peter Anderson has gone to work after several weeks nursing of finger blown off on the Fourth of July Perhaps Peter knows what is best for him, but blown-of finger would hardly seem to be worth all this trouble.
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not pleasing to contemplate even as remote pos
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AUCTION SALES '1oS Market street. and D. m
Evening journal., 1898-03-29
wHAT WITNESSES SAID.
Abstract OF BIost Important Evidence
Laid Before the Court.

Abstract OF BIost Important Evidence
Laid Before the Court.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-The fol-
lowing Is the testimony Of the most inn
portant witnesses before the naval court
of inquiry:
CAPTAIN SIGSBEE'S EVIDENCE.
Captain sigsbee In testifying stated
that he had assumed command of the
Maine in 1897. He narrated tho arrival
Of the battleship in Havana. In describ-
ing the surroundings when first moored
90 his buoy Captain Sigsbee stated that
the Spanish man-of-war Alfonso XII
was moored i'm the position now occu-
pied by the Fern, about $50 yards to the
northward and westward of the Maine
The German ship Gneisenau was anch-
1red at the berth now occupied by the
Spanish man-of-war Segaspe, which is
about 400 yards due north from the
Maine. He then located the German
man-of-war Charlotte, which came into
the harbor q day or two later. which
was anchored 10 the southwark of the
Names berth about 400 or 500 yards.
In so far as the regulations regarding
lnhammables and paints on board Cap
tain Sigsbee testified that the regula-
tions were strictly carried out in regard
10 stowage and that the waste also was
subject to the same careful disposition.
| AS 10 the situation OF the paintroom, he
fixed Il as in the "eyes Of the ship" Just
below the berth deck. the extreme for
ward compartment As for the disposi-
/ ton OF inflammables. they were slowed
I in chests, according 70 regulations, and
when fnflamrna bles were in axraes ~
chest capacity they were allowed to be
kept In the bathroom Of the admirars
cabin.
/ Regarding the electric plant Of the
Maine Captain Sigsbee said that there
was no serious grounding or sudden
Earing up Of the lights before the explo-
Evening journal., 1898-03-29
WILLIAM M'RINLEY
The COURTS REPORT.
Fun Text OF the Findings OF the ldaIne
Board Of Inquiry.

Fun Text OF the Findings Of the Maine
Board Of Inquiry.
WASHINGTON. March 29,-The fol-
lowing ia tho full text Of the report Of
the court ~ inquiry
u. S. 5. Iowa. First Rata
Key West Monday, March p, 1898.
After full and mature consideration
Of all tho testimony before Il the court
finds as follows:
First.-That the United States battle
ship Maine arrived in the harbor Of Ha-
vana Cuba, on the 25th day Of January,
1885, and was taken to buoy No. 4. IN
from 5is 20 fathoms OF water. by the
regular government pilot.
The United States consul general at
Havana had notified the authorities at
that place the previous evening of the
Intended arrival of the Maine.
second.-The state of discipline on
board the Maine was excellent, and all
orders and regulations in regard to the
care of safety Of the ship were strictly
carried out.
All ammunition was slowed In accord
ance with prescribed instructions, and
proper care was taken whenever ammu-
milton was handled.
Nothing was slowed in any of the
magazines or shellrooms which was not
permitted to be slowed there.
The magazines and shelirooms were
always locked after having been opened.
and after the destruction Of the Maine
the keys were found in their proper
place I'm the captains cabin. everything
having been reported secure thet even
Ing at p. m.
TEMPERATURE ALL RIGHT.
The temperature Of the magazines and
shellrooms were taken daily and report
cd. The only magazine which had an
/ Undue amount of heat was the after 10
inch magazine, and that did not explode
at the time the Maine was destroyed
I The torpedo Warhoads were all slowed
in the after part OF the ship under the
wardruom and neither caused nor par
ticipated in the destruction OF the
! Maine
The dry gun cotton primers and de-
| tonators were slowed I'm the cabin aft
and remote from the scene Of the explo-
sion. Waste was carefully looked after
ON the Maine TO obviate danger. Special
orders in regard to this had been given
by the commanding officer.
Varnlshes, driers, alcohol and other
| COmnNsuhleS OF TINS nature We're slowed
ON ar above the main deck and could
not have had anything 20 do with the
destruction of the Maine.
The medical stores were slowed an
under The wardroom and remote from
the scene OF the explosion.
No dangerous stores Of any kind wer,
slowed below in any of the other store
rooms
The coal bunkers were inspected daily
OF those bunkers adjacent to the for
ward magazines and shellrooms fou
were empty-namely. B3. B4 B5. B6
A15 had been in use that day, an(
A16 was full of New river coal Thi,
coal had been carefully Inspected be
f,re receiving it on board. The bunker
In which Il was slowed was accessibl,
on three sides at all times, and tn,
fourth side at this time on account O
bunkers B4 and B6 being empty Thi
bunker, A16, had been inspected tha
day by the engineer officer on duty
The fire alarms in the bunkers werl
IN working order. and there had neve
oeen q case OF spontaneous combustion
Il coal on board Of the Maine.
The two after boilers of the ship wer
q use at the time of the disaster. bu
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rlon that excellent order prevailed and
that no indication Of any caub for an
internal explosion existed In any quar-
ter.
At 8 O'Clock tn the evening OK FNeo. IS
everything had been reported secure.
and all was quiet.
At 40 minutes past Q o'clock The vessel
wQs suddenly destroyed.
There were two distinct explosions,
with brief interval between them.
TIE first lifted the forward part Of the
ship very perceptibly. The second,
which was more open, prolonged and OF
greater volume Is attributed by the
court to partial explosion OF two or
more OF the forward magazines.
The evidence Of the divers establishes
that the after part OF the ship was prac-
tically intact and sank in that condi-
tion a very few minutes after the ex-
ploslon. The forward part was COM
pletoly demolished.
FINDINGS SUMMARIZED.
Upon the evidence Of a concurrent ex-
ternal cause the findi6g Of the court is
as follows:
At frame II the outer shell Of the ship
AA"AA a lf'AHA LIZ AffA AARAiA AAA- ANAANsAR
line of the ship and feet above the
keel when in its normal position, has
been forced up so as to be now about
four feet above the surface OF the water
therefore about "a feet above where it
would be had the ship sunk unlnjured.
The outside bottom plating ia bent In
to reversed V shape, the after wing
Of which, about 10 feet broad and S2 feet
In length Crane II 10 frame 25), is dou-
bled back upon itself against the con-
tinuation OF the same plating extending
forward
At frame Is the vertical keel Is broken
in two and the fat keel bent into an
angle similar TO tho angle formed by
the outside bottom plates. This break
Is now about six feet below the surface
OF tho water and about 80 feet above its
normal position.
In the opinion of tho court this effect
could have been produced only by the
explosion Of n mine situated under the
bottom OF the ship at about frame IS
and somewhat on the shore side OF the
ship.
GREW NOT TO BLAME.
Tho conclusions of the court are:
THAT the loss OF the Maine was not
In any respect due to fault or negli-
gence on the part Of any Of the officers
or members Of the crew;
THAT the ship was destroyed by the
| explosion OF n submarine mine which
caused the partial explosion OF two OF
more Of her forward magazines, and p
That no evidence has been obtainable
fixing the responsibility for the de-
struction OF the Maine upon any person
OF persons.
have directed that the finding OF the
court OF inquiry and the views Of this
government thereon be communicated
10 the government of her majesty ths
queen regent, and l do not permit my.
| self 10 doubt that the sense of justice
Of the Spanish nation will dictate g
course of action suggested by honor and
the friendly relations OF the two gov
ernments.
| 1T will be the duty OF the executive tC
advise the congress OF the result anC
IA tho meantime deliberate cOnsidera.
| tion IS invoked.
WILLIAM M'I6INLEY.
Evening journal., 1898-03-29

A cheap substitute for standard
advertised article may prove to be any
thing bat bargain. Be careful to e
Nhat you ask for.
Evening journal., 1898-03-29

A merchant who keeps both eyes
open has in stock goods that are in
demand. He furnishes what you want.
and not q substitute. Buy OF him.
Evening journal., 1898-03-29

A manufacturer with a reputation TO
lose must keep his goods up to a high
standard. lmitators don't care. See
that you get what you order when you
go 70 buy.
Evening journal., 1898-03-29

Take your trade to the storekeeper
who sells what you want to buy, and
does not wear out your patience trying
TO make you accept something you do
not want,
Evening journal., 1898-03-29

Georgia is one lap ahead Of Soutl
Carolina. In the latter state a post
master was murdered, while in the for
mer a man was killed in order to pre-
vent his Observation-Disclosures Blade.
Evening journal., 1898-03-29

A Concord coach is a poor substitute
for an express train. and obscure imi-
tations are just as far from equaling
reliable widely-advertised goods. Don't
be fooled when you 90 to buy.
Evening journal., 1898-03-29
CONGRESS HAS It.
Full Report Of the Maine
Court Submitted to
Both Houses.
MESSAGE OF EXECUTIVE.
Abstract Of Testimony Heard by the
Court Of Inquiry.
WHAT CAPTAIN SIGSBEE SAID.

Ensign Powelson's Evidence Points 60 Ex-
ternal Cause-Gunner's Mato Smith
found Plates Blown Inward-Dis-
oiplino of the ship Was Perfect.
Evening journal., 1898-03-29

Lieutenant Commander Richard Vain
wright testified that the regulations il
regard to paints and iniiammaoles AM
all other precautions were strictly car
ried out on board ship. Every possibl
care was taken to avoid accident.
All visitors were scrutinized befor
being allowed to come on board tn
shin. Nobody was allowed unaccompan
led. Special "lookouts' were requires
at night. No unauthorized boats wer
.llowed TO approach the ship.
There was fine discipline, obedien
,rew, quiet men,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26

business world, and that is possible only
on sea voyage. Even then complete iso-
lation can never last more than few
days. for the transatlantic trip Is now
rarely more than a week I'm duration
Some years ago we cruised up north
i'm my yacht of the coasts Of Nova
Scotia. Newfoundland and Labrador
or course we hTd to put I'm FOR supplies
here and there. and OF course my busi-
ness associates knew about where we
expected 90 put In. And at every land
inE we found a package of kilograms
waiting.
Sometimes. in addition. we would see
signals flying when cruising near the
shore. indicating that messages had
been received and were waiting for me.
Ot course we could not refuse 20 put in
and get them. though was more than
once sorely tempted Co do so and for
that reason my periods of absolute rest
and freedom from care were brief"
one Of the pleasantest holiday sea-
sons he ever enjoyed extended through
several weeks OF last summer. when
he was abroad with his family. Leav-
inc the children at Paris In charge OF
trusted nurses and governesses, Mr..
Gould and hts wife undertook an extern
sivc bicycle tour together through the
south Of France, attended by only two
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26

half tone reproduction showing his
recently completed residence from the
point of view he likes the best TO give
TO his friends.
This view OF the house" ne said 10
the writer, displays the southern ex-
posure. The dining room. the living
rooms, the library and the drawing
rooms, those apartments which one
uses most are on this side. where the
sunshine always falls except on cloudy,
lowering days. No, the grounds about
Lakewood are not vet entirely COM
pleted, but we shall cut no more trees
away. We think IL will be a very pleas
ant place by and by"
Mr.. Gould evidently regards the Lake
wood place as permanent residence.
and reasons that would bring about a
change would need 10 be OF great and
pressing Importance. although he still
retains his town house. He is n gener-
Gus contributor 60 many Lakewood in
stitutions. including the Episcopal
church OF st James and the Lakewood
Country club. and ne has helped build
UP the place In many other ways His
stables there and the cross country rid
ing In which he takes part have often
been described I'm the newspapers.
] asked the other day " his devotion
TO Lakewood had in any degree lesscned
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servants, a man and a maid. each OF
whom rode "A wheel the same as their
master and mistress. Mr.. Gould is still
fond of telling his friends about the
pleasures OF that trip. IL reached into
regions where American millionaires
are never heard OF and where the name
OF George Gould means nothing at all.
Night after night the party put up at
quaint provincial inns and day after
day they wheeled over smooth. hard
French roads through sections inhabit-
ed by the simplest OF peasantry 1t is
true that the telegraph was not there
unknown and that ever and anon his
attention was distracted from the seek
ing OF pleasure and health by the re-
ception OF messages from America, but
on the whole the experiment was a
decided success and may be repeated
at no distant date.
The territory embraced i'm the Fur
lough lodge preserve is OF the widest
sort, abounding i'm rocks and mostly
covered with a heavy forest growth.
Very little is fit for cultivation-in fact,
much had been sold and resold 10 meet
the taxes before Mr.. Gould purchased il
but II is beyond compare as a home
for deerand other game. It's broken sur
face furnishes an infinity OF beautiful
views, and its streams form ideal breed
ing places for trout, bass and other
game fish. Every year the number and
variety OF animals are increased. and ev-
cry year the waters are restocked with
thousands OF young fry procured from
the hatcheries. Every year too, thou
sands of mature fish escape, so that the
streams of more than one county below
the preserves that had been fished dry
by sportsmen and market fishermen
now swarm with fnny beauties to the
JOY of many anglers.
II is one OF Mr.. Gould's chief desires
that the general wildness OF the prop
crty shall be maintained Aside from
the laying out of the grounds immedi-
ately surrounding Furlough lodge.
therefore, no attempt has been made to
embroider the beauties of nature. The
solid winding carriage drive, miles and
miles in length. by which almost every
part Of the estate may be reached. has
been so constructed as TO enhance rather
than detract from the general effect
The building Of this road involved the
purchase Of a heavy steam roller. one Of
the most expensive attachments to the
place. None OF the towns bordering on
the estate is rich enough to own such
a machine, but the inhabitants appre-
ciate macadam roads at their full value
and have not been slow 10 avail them
selves Of Mr.. Gould's offer to allow any
town 10 use his roller without expense
whenever IL was desired to improve the
highways. Already some extensive
reaches OF first class drives have thus
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26

about 1000 measures TO the hour and
two solid hours to an ordinary Bulow
programme this would represent 100.-
900 measures OF music. or about 1000
large pages. something like eight or
ten thick volumes.
Even Bulow was outdone by Rubin
stein, i'm the field OF piano music at
least. II we can trust the anecdote mon
gers. for IL is claimed that I'm one sea-
son at 81. Petersburg he played series
OF recitals which exhausted the litera-
ture OF the piano and embraced 1900
distinct compositions. It Is mentioned
OF Mendelssohn that on one occasion.
the score OF Beethoven's sixth SYM
phony" having been misplaced. he rais-
ed his baton and directed the work
from memory. Mime. Patti knows 40
opera roles. and Baresi, the baritone,
kno<~ 50.
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been provided where before there were
only ordinary dirt roads, and before the
Gould roller is worn out IL will probably
contribute many more miles Of mac
adam TO the Catskill region. Besides.
u has established exceedingly cordial
relations between the owner Of the Fur
Tough lodge preserves and fns neigh
bors.
Having expended thousands I'm estab-
fishing and stocking the preserves Mr.
Gould naturally desires TO reserve it's
pleasures and treasures for himself and
friends. To that end he has surrounded
the entire 1000 acres with "A barricade to
prevent the escape of the game. And
because of the good feeling engendered
by the free use of the road roller and
other mutual courtesies between him
and his neighbors poaching on the pre-
serves has been almost unknown to
tote.
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His Wonderful Memory.

Probably the greatest memory on rec
ord is that of that wonder of wonders,
the late Or, Hans Won Bulow. He not
only played all of Beethoven by heart
upon the piano. but knew all the sym
phonies and practically the whole Wag-
merriam output of musical metal. 1t is
claimed that SO great was the mass Of
piano music which Bulow retained
within the book and volume OF, his
brain" inscribed in mysterious HERO
glyphics somewhere along the mole
cules of the gray matter constituting
the cortex of his cerebral organ, that he
could have played % piano recital pro-
grammes without repeating and with
out a printed page. Since there go
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5EORGE GOULD AT WORK AND PLAY,

his delight In Furlough lodge and the
game preserves which surround IL at
the headwaters of the Delaware. on
top OF the CatsIills. i'm Ulster county.
n. Y.
Not i'm the least" he replied. I'VE
spend several weeks there nearly every
summer. But Furlough lodge is a warm
weather home essentially How large
are the preserves? Wei, / can hardly
tell you exactly. Let me see We be-
gan with 500 acres; then we added 400.
making 900, and quite recently we have
purchased e6OO or 400 acres more.
There must be nearly 1000 acres all told
sy this time"
His summer stay at Furlough lodge
is among the most important OF his an
nual recreations. but IL is generally pre-
ceded by a little spring duck shooting
on the preserves OF the Maryland Gun
club. Of which he is "A member, located
on the lower reaches OF the Susque-
hanna. He also fishes a few days every
year i'm some OF the more famous Cana
dian waters, and sometimes, when he is
west on tour OF inspection over his
railroads, he puts I'm a few days OF
shooting there. Residents OF Jefferson
City and vicinity have not yet tired OF
telling about the hundreds OF grouse
that fell to his gun in the fall OF 1894
He is a good sportsman. and his wing
shots are spoken of with enthusiasm by
his friends
These diversions are all very WELL"
he said the other day. but | never get
real rest save when / am cut entirely
off from wire communication with the
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His Application Is Intense and Sometimes His Hours Are Long
Likes TO Get His Coat off and Sit In His Shirt Sleeves.
Sometimes Taken For Clerk by Visitors Relaxation
and ForgetfuVness Of Railroads and Te|egraphs
Every Day When He Starts For Lakewood.
Fur'ough Lodge and It's Play Spells.
Bicycling Through France.

does this no one but himseIr under
stands, and IL is doubtful whether he
could tell II he tried. His general plan
involves the reception OF a daily report
from each. These reports are made out
on blank forms devised or suggested by
himself, each one containing absolutely
no more than is essential to make the
current situation clear. Some are ex-
amined at the same time as the morn
ing mail though others. which come in
later, receive attention at odd moments
between business calls and directors
meetings No one is left over till the
following day, and he never takes them
home TO Lakewood for examination.