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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-19

Maine disaster.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-The Herald's Washington correspondent telegraphs: There is no intention on the part of tha administration to permit the Spanish Government to participate in any way with the investigation into the Maina disaster which will be made by this Government. Neither is it proposed to allow the Spanish Government to make the first inquiry into the loss of the Maine. The battle-ship is still part of the American navy and as such is American territory, and no one can ap- proach it without the sanction of the President or his authorized representa- tives, who in this case are Secretary Long and Captain Sigsbee.
 I was told at the close of office hours this afternoon that no dispatches had been received from Captain Sigsbee stating that the Spanish authorities had instituted an investigation or that he had been requested to appear before a court of inquiry to give testimony concerning the disaster. If he should be asked the department will un- doubtedly instruct him to decline such an invitation.
 Such action on the part of the.Span- ish authorities" said an official to me to-day, would be without precedent, would be unwarrantable and could properly be considered as interference. It is perfectly right that the Spanish Government should make an inquiry. but it would be manifestly improper for American officers to appear before that court, which speaks a strange lan- guage, and make statements which might be distorted in translation into evidence injurious to the case which their Government might be desirous of preparing"
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-19
A SUBMARINE BOAT
 TO VIEW THE WRECK.
The Argonaut Is Now Being Fitted Up at Baltimore to Be Taken
 to Havana Harbor.

BALTIMORE, Feb. IS. ~-The subma- rine wrecking boat Argonaut was lowed this evening from her moorings to the yards of the Columbian Iron Works, where she was built. Here her boilers and machinery are to be thoroughly overhauIed. and when pronounced ab- solutely fit she is to be lowed by the John I. Brady of this city to Key West and from there transported to Havana.
 J. c. Lake, father of Simon Lake, the inventor of the boat, says he has no doubt the exact cause of the sinking of the Maine could be learned by the use of the Argonaut The testimony of di- vers would not have to be relied upon, he said, because the Governments com mission could be taken to the bottom of Havana harbor, and by the use of electric lights carried by the Argonaut could see the exact condition of the vessels hull. All the expensive arina- ment not wrecked by the force of the explosion could be recovered before the action of the sea water ruined it.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-19
ONLY THE PORT SIDE DAMAGED Appearance of the Maine Bellies the Accident
 Theory.
Even the Starboard Liqht Guards Remain in Their
 Places.
Opposite Sid e of the Wrecked Vessel Scared and Torn by the
 Explosion.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-The World S Havana cable says: Captain Sigsbee and the local board of investigation rowed to-day around and around the sunken, sullen, twisted masses-all that is left of the splendid battle-ship Maine. They could not get on board, because of the orders of the authori- ties; at least, the guards said so, and Captain Sigsbee obeyed although his pennant was still flying from the mast head and parts of the Maine above water Cor below it, either) were just as much United States soiT' as ever they were.
 The officers examined the position of the wreck closely. It was noted, prim- arily, that the whole force of the ex- plosion was from port to starboard. This is shown principally by the whole main deck between the after and for ward and main magazines being blown upward and over to starboard bodily. The forward smokestack also was thrown to starboard and aft It now lies farther aft than the rear funnel.
 Other conclusive proofs that the ex- plosion came from the port side and center of the ship are the facts that the frail incandescent lampguards on the VI port side everything is smashed, and also that the paint on the starboard side is still white and fresh, while that on the port side is scared, vitrified and blackened The tunnels are smashed 'in upon their port sides. which is con- elusive proof that the massive braces which held the deck down on the port side are stripped of their riveted plates. The deck was thrown over solidly upon the starboard braces. The wreck fur ther has a general list to port, and i'm mediately after the shock canted that way.
 The present inclination, therefore, is not the result of uneven or gradual settings, but is final evidence that the ship is practically broken in two by the explosion against the port side. It is regarded as marvellous that the rear magazine did not explode also, as the primary explosion came from the cen- ter of the ship midway between the magazines. There was nOe necessary flooding of the ma agazines. The first concussion probably loosened the doors and they filled. There was nothing in the forward magazine to go off on a mere detonation. The gun cotton in the rear magazine is yet intact.
 The general opinion is that the for ward magazines did not explode.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-19
INCREASE THE GREAT HORROR VultureS Wheel Above the Wreck of the
 Maine.
Divers Expected To-Day, When Important Developments
 May Be Expected.
Excitement Somewhat Cooled a, Havana Owing to the Scenes of
 Mourning.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

HAVANA, Feb 1S.-A revolting in- cident of the day has been the pres ence of vultures wheeling in the air above the wreck.
 With Lieutenant-Comma Vain wright, Lieutenant Holman and Chief Engineer Howell, Captain Sigsbee went on board the wreck this morning. The big cat that was a pet of the Maine's crew, and that was found yes- terday on the wreck so much fright ened that it apparently had not moved from it's hiding place. is now on board the Fern. The captains dog, Peggy, was also saved. The United States divers are expected tomorrow.
 Havana still mourns with the Ameri- can people. Since the funeral cere- monies of yesterday the city has re- moved the outward signs of grief, but the work of succoring the living and caring for the dead proceeds unremit- tingly.
 Every care is shown the survivors. General Blanco and the officials con- tinue to cooperate with Captain Sigs- bee and General Lee. The messages re- ceived from Spain and the United States showing that the action of the Havana authorities is appreciated, give SaC1S1dCllOn to tne OIllc0TS, WllO dTG making further efforts to ameliorate the condition of the survivors.
 There is sincere regret that circum- stances make it impossible to meet the wishes of friends who desire that the remains of their loved ones be sent home for burial, but in cases where the officers of the Maine deem it practi- cable necessary facilities will be afforded.
 The feeling of the community is that social functions would be out of place at time of such mourning. and these will be suspended for the present. Statements from Madrid and Washing ton published here to the effect that many people in the United States be- lieve the explosion was accidental coin eide with the opinion held by the Span- ish officials, and the excitement which followed the disaster has subsided into quiet waiting.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-19

the instincts of a purloiner and influenced by long training in the atmosphere Of evil:
 To pause in the midst of the rush of news to set forth the familiar fact that the Examiner is thief, that it prints in- formation stolen from The Call, and to which only the New York Herald and this paper have the right, is hardship. The right is protected by law. But no law is regarded by the yellow brood of Hearstlings as worth obeying until 1t has led them to the jail door and threatened to throw them in.
 Accurate information concerning Spain since the loss of the Maine has come by the New York Herald's service alone. Papers not having access to this match less service have depended upon rumor or absolute canard, or had to content them selves with making a meager showing. The Call has the Herald news. The Ex- aminer has it sometimes, but only through the simple process of larceny, a process it has so often employed that. forced to practice honesty. it would be like ship without rudder.
 When the Belew story was given to the
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-19
HOW AND WHY THE EXAMINER IS 4 THIEF.
It Steals From The Call in Order to Get News Which Unable to
 Obtain by Honest Methods Ii It Liked Such Methods.

The Boodler has been stealing again. The proof is given, not in the hope of in- ducing that braggart to reform, but of warning the persons who may still be unaware of the depths of degradation to which it has sunk. If it be considered as having a grain of honor if it's rascality still passes anywhere as enterprise, if it's boasts deude, the time spent in making it's real character known cannot be be- grudged by journal having at heart the good of the public The heads printed
 below are both from yesterdays Ex- aminer The first appeared before the daily chance to steal Call news had been seized upon. and the second after the chance had been taken advantage of with all the avidity of one controlled by
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-19

world as a complete surprise 1t was known that the Examiner would, if pos sible, commit it's usual larceny. Therefore the paper was held back so late that the Examiner was compelled to go on the streets without an opportunity to indulge in it's customary loot of The Calls col umns. Yesterday there came from Key West perhaps the most important bit of information that had been received in re- lation to the cause of the great disaster in the harbor of Havana. A sailor was quoted as having said he saw a torpedo coming toward the vessel and had been in the act of telling his superior when the missile struck. This was printed on the first page of The Call. It was not printed in the Examiner, because the Examiner
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-19
CONCENTRAD0S MOURN
 FOR THE AMERICAN DEAD.
Ask for Permission to Carry the Bodies on Their Shoulders
 to the Grave.

HAVANA, Feb. 17.-Previous to the funeral of the victims of the Maine dis aster delegation from the concentra- dos expressed the wish to carry the bodies on their shoulders to the grave as proof of their gratitude to the Amer jeans, but General Lee thanked them and said the bodies would be carried in the manner selected by the authori- ties.
 Tn front of the Albisu Theater, on Reina and Belascoain avenues, about 400 concentrates joined in the pro- cession, which had by that time been increased by some 500 persons of all classes The procession did not reach the cemetery until after 6 p. m. There the religious ceremonies were presided over by Bishop Manuel Sanerand and Father Chadwick. chaplain of the Maine.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-19
Beet Fields Need Rain.

SALINAS, Feb. 1S.-P. W. Morse of the Spreckels Sugar Company, who was here looking over the beet situation, declares that the prospects in this county are not encouraging at present. Around San Juan and Gilroy there IS some land that is wet enough to raise a crop, and the Pajaro Valley is all right, but in the Salinas Valley the outlook is bad. Unless heavy rains come soon the factory will not run this year.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-19
Biz Order for Cartridges.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-An order for 3.OOO, 900 Mauser rifle cartridges charged with antiphrite powder has been placed with a powder firm in this city by the
 Spanish Government. The order was given through contracting agent, who has so far managed tS conceal his identity The powder, as it's name inn plies. is smokeless. It is used by the Russian and German armies and Eng
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-19
Another Cruiser for Havana.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-Late dis patches from Washington announce that the administration has decided that another man-of-war should be sent at once to Havana to replace the Maine The Montgomery will probably be the vessel selected, and that vessel will be in Havana harbor probably Monday nOOn
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-19
Even as a Wreck the
 Maine Is American.
If Spain Attempts to Interfere With the Investigation 1t Will Be Considered as an Un=
 papdOnable Act.

Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. q HAVANA, Feb. 1S-Captain q Q Sigsbee has at last carried his q D point concerning divers, and q Q they will go down to examine q Q the hull of the Maine as soon o . as they arrive tomorrow. The O Q Spanish wanted to make a joint q q Investigation, but Captain Sigs- q q bee insisted on independent ac- q . tion. The Spanish said their req . . son for asking for a joint in- O . vestigation was to clear them q q selves of any chance for blame E q in the matter. onsul-General C' q Lee and Captain Sigsbee vent to q . the palace, and the matter was q . finally amicably arranged. When . . the divers arrive they will first o . try to find the bodies of Lieu t . tenant Jenkins and Assistant . . Engineer Merritt, supposed to be q >o in the messroom. Then they q >o will recover the bodies and inn q q portant papers before proceed . . ing to examine the bottom of O q the ship and the bay. If the q q United States Government . q agrees the Spanish may be all q . lowed to send men down also q q Captain Sigsbee will personally 4 q direct operations. and absolutely q q no outsider will be allowed with G q in the patrol line. .
 Captain Sigsbee, Lieutenant-Com mander Wainwright and Chief Engin- ger Howell made an official investiga- tion of the wreck this morning. They were merely rowed around it and re- turned to the lighthouse tender Fern
 They absolutely refuse to talk on the subject or express any opinion.
 Consuls Barker and Brice arrived ir Havana this evening. They had heard nothing of the disaster to the Maine except through Spanish sources. Both state that they have not yet received any portion of the relief fund for dis tribution in their districts. Mr. Brice says that in Matanzas he received every expression of sympathy for the
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-19
Equipping a Sugar Factory.

SALINAS, Feb. 1S.-The Risdon Iron Works has contracted with the Spreckels Sugar Company to place the machInerv in position in the sugar factory near this city. 1t has sublet the contract to the California Bridge Company, which since eight ten-ton cEvstallizers in position
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-19
SAILORS IN TERROR
 ON THE BATTLE-SHIP.
One of Them Writes His Father That They Expected to Be Blown
 Up at Any Moment.

BOSTON, Mass, Feb. 1S-Augustus Blomberg of Wilton, N H., father of Fred Blomberg, one of the crew of the battle-ship Maine, has just made nuh- lie letter which he received from his son on Monday last dated Havana February 10, in which he says: "We are in mortal terror of our lives ana expect to be blown up at any mo- ment."
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-19
Believes sarmann Innocent.

CARSON, Feb. 1S-Dr Young to-day published card in the Courier in regard to the Sarmann murder case. He said that he believed Sarmann innocent of the murder of his wife, for the reason that his post-mortem examination showed that the woman had been criminally assaulted before the killing.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-19
Now the Big Spanish Ship of War Is Outside
 New York.
Met by the Herald=Call Tug and the Officers Informed Of the Wreckin9 of the
 Maine.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ooo ooooo Q

J. G. Soba naval attacne oI this city ooay nurng the saIe- this port alwhena to cause of or the expo- divuge it.
 finally replied Tt of ship which that the discipline This English American warships
  2 war vessels"
 Regarding possibility wHbe 0
 
  a ship"
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-19

Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-31
TEAEGXArhlG BREyITIES.

A trust to control the production Of
white, black and salt glazed stoneware
in the United States hes been organized
in Ohio.
The steamer Portland has arrived at
Sau Francisco from ST. Michsels bring
lng 81 passengers but very little gold.
Passengers on the Portland report that
a dozen steamers are fast Oh sand bars
in the Yukon and will probably be lost.
Miss Mabel Gordon, the youngest
daughter OF General VIM. w. Gordon,
member of the Porto Rican commits
siou, and Mr.. Rowland Leigh, son Of
Lord Leigh, OF Stoneleigh Abbey, War
wckshire, were married today in Sa-
vannab, Ga.
a break in a gas main in Passaic, n.
j., early this morning tied up business
on Main street and nearly asphyxiated
five families. The broken main is be-
leved to have occurred in such place
that the gas flowed directly into the
sever and thence TO the houses and
stCr5s.
a dispatch from Seattle, Washing.
ton, says: New gold discoveries have
started q winter stampede to the min
ing district ninety miles from Skaguay.
Seventy claims had been staked on
BouaDza Greek on October 16, and
miners were running in from Atlin
City, Skaguay and Taiya. Fourteen
creeks in the Attn district have proved
gold bearing.
Three weeks ago butcher in the lit
tie town of Fountain City, Ind, sold g
quantity Of sausage to a family there.
OuN of the members was startled to
find cats paw in piece of the sausage
and reported to the butcher who in
turn notified DR.. T. II. Davis, q mem
Der of the State health board. The
board set about to ascertain where the
meat came from. Il was learned that
TIE meat came from one of the largest
packing houses in Indianapolis.
Robert Dunn of Newport, E. has arrived
in Y ,ucouver after spending five months on
the Edmonton route to the Klondike and in
the little known portion Of the northwest In
the vicinity of Fort Graham. He says In
dian girls are sold and bought by white men in
The fsr North aud he knows of one instance
in which beautiful young Indian woman was
purchased for fifty blankets
Fire broke out at o'clock this morning in
. five story apartment house on Amsterdam
avenue, New York, and in less than twenty
minutes had spread from cellar to roof The
tenants, who all escaped without injury,
prob bly, owe their lives to a parrot, whose
shrieks awakened its owner, E. Werner, is
first floor fiat. Werner quickly gave the
alarm through the house.
The NJ. Levi Co. OF Petersburg Va, made
an assignment this morning. Liabilities
S12, GOO: assets unknown. The company is
one OF the largest peanut dealers in the south.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-31
MILITARY AFEAIRS.

1t is confidently expected that the
companies OF the Third regiment will
begin to leave Richmond by Tuesday or
Wednesday.
A paymsster is expected to arrive
there from Washington Monday. He
will probably begin paying of the men
Tuesday. The men will be given
their discharges at the same time they
are paid of. The entire regiment will
probably be sent home by the end OF
the week.
Governor Tyler is overrun with ap-
plicants for the vacant captaincy in the
Sixth. but, as previously stated, he will
not make the appointment for some
time, at least.
Captain Faulkner, OF Company +,
Third regiment; Captain Masurier, of
Company NJ Third regiment; Captain
Bentley. of Company G, Second regi-
ment, and Captain Moore, of Company
d, Second regiment, who have been
commissioned to fill the vacancies in the
Sixth Virginia, will leave to-day for
Rockville to join their command. The
newly -appOlutSu OpACciS VIII NC uuuCi
Lieutenant. Colonel Croxton, now in
charge of the regiment, and will not be
assigned to their companies until they
get to Knoxville. They will be in Ma
jor; Cabell'5 battalion.
The agitation OF the colored men
against the appointment of white Of
fcers for colored regiments increases
in vigor. This evening delegation OF
negroes will visit Governor Tyler and
ask his kindly offices in their behalf.
The chairman OF this delegation has
papers in his possession which go to
show that if the appointments are
made the colored soldiers to man will
ask to be mustered out of the service.
The men are not averse to the six
white officers already appointed, be.
cause they think these Will very soon
resign when they find themselves out.
ranked by colored officers and com
PEELED to meet them on social equali-
ty, messing with them, and being
thrown in the closest contract with
them. The negroes, in fact, promise to
make things very interesting for the
white officers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-31
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

LONDON, Oct. 31.-Lady Martin, wife
of Sir Theodore Martin K. G. B., LII. D.,
formerly Helen Faucit, widely known
for many years IS an actress OF the
highest rank. died at her home, near
Llangolleu, Wales, this morning, aged
70 years.
PARIS, Oct. 31.-The new Depuy
Cabinet is regarded as completed ana
the official announcement OF its estab.
llshment is expected tomorrow. The
ministry will be constituted practically
as indicated in Saturdays dispatches.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 31.-The III.
tung says that the commission charged
with the du5y of taking precautionary
measures against the buboDic plague
has engaged a staff of forty doctors,
who will proceed Immediately to So.
marcaDd.
PARIS, Oct. 3l.-The Eclair to day
SAYS it learns on reliable authority that
the Fashoda question will be settled
favorably to Great Britain by the recall
of Major Marchand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-31
NORTH CAROLINA POLITICS.

Dispatches from Raleigh, n. c., de-
scribes the contest in politics there.
which is the severest known in the
States history and is upon the sole is
sue of white supremacy.
Mr.. T. NJ. Emerson, of the Atlantic
Coast Line, says: at is a question Of
saving the State from destruction by
the defeat of the mongrel ticket in
North Carolins, and if the negro
element continues in power another
year it would mean the almost hopeless
ruin of all the best interests of the
State, the depreciation of property and
the subjugation OF white ladies and
children to the cosrsest and most COW
ardly assaults and insults from the in
solent negroes. Many heads of fami'
lies have sent away the children and
female members of their families until
after the election"
In Wilmington the whites have OF.
gained and will try to prevent the ne
groes from voting. The city has been
districted and houses of refuge pro-
vided for white women and children.
The negro women are urging the ne
gres to assert their rights.
A dispatch from Wilmington says:
"rhe political situation in North Caro-.
lima may be summed up in few word.
The democrats will carry the State ana
will elect their whole judicial ticket
and also majority in both houses of
the Legislature. The democrats will
probably elect four, and possibIr five,
of the seven straight democratic andi-
dates for Congress. In one district the
democrats have Endorsed Atwater,
straight populist, and they have made
no nomination in the district now rep
resented by the negro, White. Excite
ment throughout The State is intense,
and it is more than likely there will be
minor disturbances in some OF the east
eru counties on the dsy of the election.