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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-17
DISPATCH FROM sleseEE.



Washington. Feb. i6.-lho sacrctary
Of the navy received the following tcle.
gram from Captain sigsboc.
"Maiuc blown up in Havana harborat
$50 and destroyed Many wounded
and doubtless morc killed and drowned.
Wounded aud others on boari Spanish
man-oi.war and Wand line steamer
send hghth0us1 tenders from Koy West
Tor craw and few pioces Of equip.
ment silll above lwatcrl No one had
clothes except tho-o GA him. Public
opinion should be- suspended until fur.
thcr IMPORT All officers believed 10 Be-
saved jenkins and Merritt not yet &c.
counted for Many Spanish officers, In.
cluding representatives o. Blanco, now
with me and cxprS ymaihy."
SECRETARY Long rocoived Captain sigs.
bees dispatch bat a few minutes before
the Associated Press dispatches fIum
Havana wgra handed him. he received
che news with apparent calm and his
drt act was TO comply with Captain
Sigsbocs request that assistance be sent
from Kcy West Ho Immediately wircd
Captain Forsytho at Key West to pro.
cccd with the naval tender Fern 20 Ha.
Vaua harb0r.
SccUtay Long then seat for Captain
Dickens and the two discussed Captain
Sigsboo's brief telegram. No other
naval oiaccrs wen present
While neither the soorc,ary nor Capt.
Dickens arc Inclined to discuss the prob
able causo Of the accident, several sug.
gCstious wcrc ycnturod upon. They be-
Hove that it may have bocn caused BY a
drc in the hunkou heating the bulkhead
near the magazine, or that an accident
may have occurred while inspecting
high explosives ior torpcdocs. OF courss
this Is moV speculation, and the sccrc.
rctary Is anXiously waiting morC de-
tailed IMPORT from Captain sigsboo.
Later the sooWtary sent another tele
gram to Key West diVcting that th,
tender Manuoyc also bo sent d
I Havana.
Tho Maine was a taiilcship Of thg
econd class, aud was regarded a. one Of
tho best ship. In the navy, She wai
built az che Br0klyn navy yard In iSa,
at cyst of sl,55sO00, sSN carried S5l
men. She was 9iS feet long. 81 focl
broad, ei.6 feet mean dmught and COS.
I tons displacement She oauicd four 10
inch and six 5.inCh broochluding guns
IN the main battery, and seven 6.pound
and ono s.poundcr mpidhc guns ant
four gatlings IN her secondary halter,
and four whitehead torpcdoes
The onicon Of the Maine besides
Commander Sigsboc wcN, Lieutenant
Commander Richard Wayright Lieu
tenant Gcouge +. W. W. Holman
Lieutenant Il. John Hood, Licutcnan
Cail W Ungvn, Licutcnants ljunio
gadol George p. Blow, John 7. Blan
iin and s ", Jenkins; Naval Cadet
! Continued on ith page.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-17
THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON.
wrssking Of the Maine wAs the rfin-
sipal Topic Issryphsre.

wrssking Of the Maine was the Trim
sipai Iopie Lssryuhsre.
Washington, Feb id.-ln the macy
department therc was a scene of intense
excitement beforo . O'Clock this NOR.
ing, but AZ the usual hour tho navy do
partmont officials had no news 10 add 90
that given In the last Associated Press
dispatch The hrst news uceivod this
morning came from Key Wc.tand added
little % the sum of information. Com.
mandont Forsyth az Kcy West wind
the navy department that De had been
notified by Captain Higshc of the
Maine 20 infurm Admiral sicarl, ia
command Of the North Atlantic squad.
ron, that the Maine had been blown up
and was Destroyed.
Commandant forsyth's message fur.
thcr said the light house tender Man.
grovo left Key West az 3 a. m. O'Clock
Tor Havana. aud that tho tug boat Fern
would promptly follow her Sccond
dispatch from Commandant Forsyth
said he had -cnt torpedo boat Euccson,
20 Admiral sicard az Dry Toriugas,
with message concerning the disaster to
the Maine.
Captain Dickens. chief oi the nayign.
ton hurcau, expressed the opinion that
the explosion took place In the magazine
Of the Maine. lie said this Is evident
Tor the mason that the ship was aHoat
for an hour after the explosion. Had
tho torpedo boon fircd under the tattlc.
ship she would have sunk almost immc.
diately. and the fact that she had not
done 80 Is conclusive evidence that the
frng Of a torpedo was not the cause of
lhe disaster.
The immense gravity of the situation
In caso later advicos should show that
the disaster was not purcly accidental
Is admitted by allpublic men. Conserv.
ativc public men. In the face of the ap.
palling catastrophe, moagcr information
At hand and its possible consequences,
Therefore, declined TO cxprcss any opin.
ion at this time.
Chairman Hit Of the foroign afTairs
committee, Chairman Dingloy OF the
ways and means committee and mem,
bors OF the house naval committee All
said they prcforrod to await fuller In.
formation before oXprssing themselves
NJ Hitt said Il would b. well for th,
public 90 follow the case a. given by
Captain Sig'hce and suspend Judgment
until the cause Of the disaster a. asccr,
tanned.
A very prominent naval oficcr, whC
did not wish his name used bccausc OF
the mcagcrncss of present informotia
a. to tho details, expressed the informal
gpinion that the accident occurred froni
a spontaneous combustion Ia thu coal
bankcrs, the heat Of which oxploied th,
supplementary magazine adjoining
Still another prominent naval oiliccl
Is very confident tine forward magaEin,
Of the Maine could not have exploded
"liad the magazine exploded" he said
"the ship would havc been blown {,
tlinders
Tho news Of the disaster crcatcd
profound impression at tho capitol Sen
atom aud membCrs Of the hoasc a.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-17

fiom thom that tho explosion TOOK place
while they were asleep, 20 that they can
give no particulars as 20 tho cause.
The widest CONSERVATION prevails ~
HAVANA Tho wharyos aro crowded
with thousands o. people.
Il Is believed the explosion occurred In
a small powder magazine.
AZ 10; 90 O'Clock what remains Of the
Maine was still burning
Captain sigsbeo and the other officers
have been saved. Il is estimated that
over 100 Of the crew were killed, but Il
b impossible as yet 10 give exact details
Admiral Mantorola ordered that boats
Of al kinds should 20 10 the assistance
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-17
FIRST NEWS RECEIVED.
rartlculars That Came Announcing n.
Terrible Disaster.

Havana, Fch l6-At 40 O'Clock
last night Urriblo explosion took
place on board tho United States hattie.
shir Maine In Havana harbor Many
wen killed or wounded. An the boats
ul the Spanish cruiser Alfonso XIII as.
sisted In saving the mon A. yet the
cause Of Che explosion is not apnpnt
The wounded soldiers and sailors of the
Maine arc unable TO explain IT,
The explosion shook the whole city.
Tho windows woU broken In an the
houses.
Tho correspondent Of the Associated
rrss ays be has concrscd with several
Of the wounded 0ilou, and understands
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-17
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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-17
FORECAST FOR TODAY.
CLOUDY

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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-17
From the Chicago Dispatch.

Chicago, lll., Jan. let. iS9s.-
To Whom II May Conoern;-
The Alamo Bicycle House Of
this city are making a specially Of
wheels Tor newspaper premiums.
They have a VI eel which has Civ.
en- general satisfaction during the
past year, at price that enables
publishers 70 Oder them as boz
nus ior new subscriptions. This
seems 10 be a popular thing md is
increasing each year. Their gen
tral manager is we'll and fAvorably
known 10 us, aud any contracts of
statements he may make may be
relied upon.
Yours Very Truly,
The Chicago Dispatch.
Original c1pT "a alel
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-17

And also have fresh roasted Arbuckles, roasted
Apex, roasted Mocha and Java in bulk, extra
golden Rio roasted White-House coffee in 2lb
cans, green Peaburry, green Rio
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-11
FeOIuTeS Worm KNOWING.
y y y

The result of our stock taking has
been a surprise to US all. General
ly after going through the stock and
checking the goods large numbers
of remnants will be found which
require to be thrown upon the bar
gain counter and sacrificed. This
year we find less remnants than
ever before, which reflects great
credit upon our statesmen. Still
there are sufficient to warrant our
keeping faith with our "a
patrons and giving them "a
an opportunity to buy ,EarAg
few ''clean ups" There ~
are not so many that they } z
need to be enumerated. It
is of the other goods we wish to
talk, goods that are salable the
year round for their quality. 1t is
an art to get the proper goods suit
able for everybody; but we have
always made it a point to keep in
touch with great Eastern and Euro
pean manufacturers who send US
everything that is crisp and new.
We wish our patrons to consider
this a storehouse, containing only
such fresh, new, we'll assorted and
evenly valued goods that pass strict
muster before we allow them to
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-11
ONE TO HANG,
Council of State Commutes Sent.
ence of kaiO.


Kapea will hang alone at Oahu pris-
on this forenoon. The Council Of State
has committed the death sentence OF
Kaio to imprisonment for life at hard
labor. It took about half an hour on
Saturday afternoon for the Council TO
reach this vote. The report Of the
special committee that had been ap-
pointed to go over the evidence was
given verbally at some length. After
considerable discussion of the same
tenor as that INDUCED in on Thursday
last, the motion to commute was offer
ed and was passed without a negative
vote. One member said he did not care
to vote, but would so on record with
the majority if his name were required
to make the sufficient number.
Anxiety and doubt were removed at
once from the minds of the officials
who will direct the execution. They
had been waiting with with the keenest
interest, the outcome of the Councils
deliberations, as considerable differ
ence would be made in preparation. 1t
is supposed that the execution will oc-
cur about 10 a. m. Kapea is the man
who assassinated DR.. J. K. Smith on
Kauai. He is the son of Kaio, whose
life has been saved by the interven-
ton of the pardoning power. Since be-
ing in the prison, both men have en-
brased the Catholic faith, and are at
tended daily by priest. Both are in
good health and Kapea does not seem
greatly moved by knowledge of the
certainty of the doom that is before
him.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-11
Dyed Chicks.

There was a strong attraction in one
of the windows of the Hollister Drug
Company on Saturday afternoon and
evening. Mr. E. B. Barthrop had pro-
cured a hen with a young brood of
chickens and had dyed the lot in fancy
colors. All sorts Of people stopped be
fore the drug house for a look at the
gaiIy colOred birds. On the floor Of the
show window were broken shells Of
various cOlOrs.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-11

pass to our customers.
We shall serve you poor
ly enough with the best
stocks we can select with
out allowing you to be
choosers out Of the baS-
kets of mistakes other
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-11

people have made.
Such goods as we mention below
we feel need only to be made known
to make them salable:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-11
THE HIGH REPUTATION

OF the Criterion Barber Shop, since
the advent Of the introduction Of the
individual cups, is constantly increas-
ing. People, who formerly shaved at
home, now patronage this shop.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-11
y 49,

Navy blue figured Duck, Figured
Sateens and Draperies, Fancy SilkO-
lines, Navy blue figured Lawns, Dotted
Swiss in blue pink, yellow, white and
black; Plain and figured Sateens; Cur
tain Scrim, mixed shades; TarIeton in
all shades; White Tucking and Buff
ing; Linen Crash; Large Turkish Bath
Sheets; Turkish Toweling and Blue
Serges in large variety. For the kit
chen, Shelf OiIcloth, Table OiIclOth-
marbled, plain and figured. For the
men folks, Silk Alpaca Coats.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-11

The prices of these goods are
within the reach of all, and con
sistent with the quality.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-06-25
New York English,

We have been told by keen and in
telligent observer who has returned to
this city after sojourn of two years
abroad that the average New Yorker is
becoming very careless with his Eng
lish; not only does he tumble his words
together i'll every conceivable sequence,
but he makes a gesture to supply noun
or verb and rattles off slang the analogy
of which is often Ineligible only to
himself. Without recalling for the mo-
ment any specific examples, we believe
our friend to be correct. He does not go
far enough, however; there is another
side. If the New Yorker at times tries
to get an idea out in the fewest possible
words, on other occasions he is tediously
pathological and prolix. One has only
to keep an open ear in car ride up
town to find confirmation for this.
Here, as though relaxing the exigency
of economy of speech that has been prac-
ticed while discussing affairs all day,
needless and endless repetitions take
place and the obnoxious II say" intro
duces half the phrases that are uttered.
We haven't any explanation to make,
However, or remedy to offer.-New
York Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-06-25
Stopped the Fight.

"Well," said Bliggs while sitting up
in bed talking with the family lawyer,
"1'll tell you all about it, but not a
word to any one else, mind you. I'm a
sight and SCARED up like the hero of a
German university, but I suppose it.
something to be alive.
"You know the governor has been
urging me to strike out and see what /
could do for myself. He'd advance the
money, to be charged against my share
of the estate of course. l kept my eye
open and l saw chance that was worth
fortune in one plunge. A couple Of
fellows in our set had falling out,
with which think jealousy had some-
thing to do, and agreed to put on the
gloves as safe and honorable way OF
settling their differences. They had a
private hall, and it didn t require two
thoughts on my part to convince me
that reproduction of their mill would
make hit and fortune. To make sure
l provided myself with both a vitascope
and veriscope. had a big pile of
films on hand for the occasion, and you
hhoW ohoo ehCbc AAAio nAO VI CC1lulOlu
The janitor was my fellow conspirator.
about the third round, and while
we were getting along swimmingly,
there was an explosion like the blowing
up of dynamite factory, the select au-
dience stampeded, the principals hustled
down the back stairs and the police
found me unconscious under a wreck.
Something had set that celluloid off,
and I'll never know what did it. No
one else has theory. Just tell the gov
ernor that made bad investment -
Detroit Free Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-06-25
THE STAGE DRIVERS BLUFF.

Hairbreadth Stories of Accidents Which
Failed to Awe One Passenger.
AS we left Sandy Gulch for Rising
Sun there were six male passengers to
go by the stage, and the route was over
the mountains and full OF chances of
disaster. The driver came oft from
breakfast as soon as the stage wat ready,
and looking about ON the passengers he
selected a small, pale faced man and
invited him to climb up beside him.
While the pale faced man was climbing
the driver whispered to the rest of us:
81 picked him out in order to scare
him to death. You fellows will see a
heap of fun before we've gone ten
miles.
Two minutes west of the gulch the
road made sudden turn, with sheer
fall of 100 feet down to Wild Cat creek,
and the driver put his horses at the gal
lop and said to the man:
"We may get around all right, or we
may fetch up down below. Hold your
breath and say your prayers.
The passenger made no move and did
not change countenance, and after max
ing the course all right the driver rather
Indignantly demanded:
Didn't you see that the off wheel
run within foot of the edge of the
precipice?"
''It ran within six inches, SIR was
the reply.
Beyond the curve was down grade
of mile, and with yell and flour
ish of his whip the driver urged his
horses to dead run. The five of US in
side had to hang ON for dear life, and
every half minute the stage seemed
bound to 60 over.
"Did you know that if we'd struck q
rock we'd all been dead men in no
timer
"Of COURSE
"And you wasn't pray in?"
"Not at all
Three or four miles farther on the
driver tried his man with another curve
In his determination to make a close
call of it one wheel ran off the edge of
the precipice, and only sudden effort
of the horses saved the coach. We were
flung in heap and frightened half to
death, but the man beside the driver
never lost puff Of his cigar. When
things were safe, the driver turned on
him with:
"That surely was the brink of the
grave"
"Guess it was" was the quiet reply
"The closest shave you will ever hev
till the last one comes"
eyes"
"See here now, but what sort of a
critter are you?" was the query. "Don It
you know huff to git skeart?"
Nothing has happened yet to scare
me-"
but mebbe you want me to drive
plumb over a precipice l, 900 feet high?"
eff you conveniently can. The fact
is, came off up here intending to COM
init suicide, and if you can dump the
whole of us over some cliff you'll oblige
me. ATLANTA Constitution.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-06-25
The Difference.

"Why are some statues made life
size and some heroic size?'
"a life size statue represents man
IS big as he was, and a heroic size
statue represents him as big as he
thought he was. ''-Chicago Record.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-06-25
Different Now.

She-You spent enough money on
me before we were married
He-My dear, l had it to spend. -
Detroit Free Press
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-06-25
The Modern Way.

The Modern Way.
In the past ages
When Rome was great
Thumbs up or down would
Settle your fate.
But now the digit
Power to command
Is the third finger
OF her left hand.
New York journal.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-06-03

resolution hung up. The Senate is
still considering the war revenue till.
There is no probability that the war
with Spain will last long enough for
the battleships Illinois, Alabama and
Wisconsin, now being built. to partici-
pate. The armor trust, composed of
the Carnegie and Bethlehem COM
psnies. which refused to make the
armor for those ships under the act of
the last Congress, limiting the cost to
$500 ton, have nov submitted bids
to furnish it under the act of the
present Congress-, raising the limit to
$500 ton, but the delivery of the
srmor will not be completed until a
year after that date; 60 that the gov
eminent will be lucky if the battle
ships are ready for service by the
middle of 1900.
One OF the most encouraging eigns
that the invasion of Cuba is to be
hurried up is an interview with Gen.
Miles which has been widely printed,
in which he says that the invasion will
take place when the army is in proper
condition and when other conditions
are deemed favorable, and that the
government does not intend to be
hurried. Those are not the exact
words of Gen. Miles, but they express
the meaning OF his words. 1t is in
conceivable, in view of the secrecy
maintained by all other officials that
the commander Of the army INDUCED
in talking for publication without
having an important object in view;
also that We should have told the
enemy that the invasion OF Cuba was
indefinitely postponed, if the au-
thorities really intended TO postpone
it. 1t is therefore very likely that his
interview WAS made public TO de.
ceive, for the belief is general that the
American flag is goiNg TO be planted
in Cuba without any further delay.
After setting many times for his
departure to Washington, Gen. Miles
has at last got away and will establish
his headquarters ct Tampa, Florida.
The weather at Tampa at this season
of the year is not such az to tempt
man from this latitude to 60 there for
pleasure $500. Dem.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-06-03

STATE NEWS.

Clarke county may buy poor farm,
There is much opposition to the pur-
chase.
An Episcopal church will be estab-
lished at Colville. Rev. DIR. Wise will
he rector,
The dwelling-house OF John Nc.
kinnen, at Skamokawa, was burned to
the ground at 1880 o'clock Tuesday
evening.
Ex.Sheriff A. T. Van de Vanter, oil
Seattle, will enter his string OF fast
horses at the Portland meeting this
month. He has eight horses:
The Western Union Tesgsaph Com.
pany Tuesday Completed its line iron,
SsGstA to Victoria, the construction OF
which was begun about three months
ago.
Justice Of the Peace Austin, OF So
attic, says that the next saloon.keepel
who is convicted before him Ct selling
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-06-03

WRECK AND Loss OF LIFE. - The
schooner Jane Grey, bound from Sc
attic for Kotsebue Sound, foundered
Oft Cape Flattery, on the 22d ult.,
with sixty.one passengers On board,
thirty-four of whom were drowned.
Among those lost were; Jack Lind
say, of Everett, aud w. H. Gleason,
W, a, johnson, V. J. Smith, P. C.
Little, 8. w. Young, w. d. MILAN
and B. E. Snipe, jr., of Seattle. The
Jane Grey was built at Bath, Me-, in
1887. Her length was 1927 feet,
breadth % feet, and depth of hold 90
feet; registering l12.7Q tops gross or
lO7.07 net, She was owned by ]. G.
Pacey. aud underwent a thorough in
spection just before starting on her
hast voyage.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-06-03
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