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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-03
soBRAL SAILS ron SPAIN.


New York. March 2--Leutenant Com
mander sobral, former naval attache OF
the Spanish legation In Washington sail
ed to-day on the steamer La Bretagne, OF
the French tine, for Havre.
Many members OF the Spanish colony in
New York were at the pier TO bid him
farewell.
In anticipation of Lieutenant Command
er SobraPs departure, the Junta Patrlotlca
Espanol sent a cablegram to the minister
of the navy in Madrid as follows. "The
Junta Patriotica Espanol of the United
States regrets the departure OF Lieutenant
Commander Sobral. His patriotic and
valuable services are highly appreciated
by the Spanish colony"
To-day a member of the Spanish junta
handed to Lieut.. Sobral the reply OF the
minister of the navy. It read as follows:
II have TO thank you for your tcle-
gram regarding Lieutenant Commander
Sobral, whose return to Spain has been
ordered, that he may render his service. -
Just before boarding La Bre-
tagne Lieutenant Commander So
bral said to a representative
OF the Associated Press. that he has been
misunderstood. II have no romorse,' he
said. my conscience is clear. / sail con-
tented.
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through the explosion on board the Maine
I have the honor, etc,

through the explosion on board the Maine.
have the honor. etc,
Julian Pauncefote."
There is no unusual stir of activity
about the bureaus of the quartermaster
general or the commissary general of the
army, where more than anywhere else the
preparations for a warlike emergency
would be apparent. The officers of these
bureaus say no accumulation of additional
supplies Is taking place, and that no con-
tracts for extra supplies are In contem-
pation. In the ordnance bureau the plac-
ing of a large order for projectiles Is the
result of talks between Secretary Alger,
Senator Hawley of the Senate committee
on military affairs, and representatives of
the House military committee. 1t was
made clear to the secretary that IL was a
certainty appropria tons would be forth
coming, and IL was deemed the part of
wisdom to make the contract now. as the
supplies would moi be in hand for some
months
Although the navy department had no re-
ports from Havana or Key West, dis
patch announcing the departure of the
cruiser Brooklyn from Santa Lucia for La
Guayra had some indirect significance in
further removing one of the larger vessels
OF the navy from what has thus far been
the common center of naval activity at
Key West. The Brooklyn will make a
short stop at La Guayra and will then
proceed further southwark.
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SAVANNAH, Ca THURSDAY MARCH 3 1885,

informed. resident or American, official
or layman, is eve think we don't know"
OF course Spanish officials who will talk
on the subject deprecate all idea of dam
ger, but they are as much in the dark as
the resident.
A well informed Cuban OF high social
position, and on good terms with the gov
ernment, said tonight TO the correspond
ent of the Associated Press: "Of course
in the low dives and saloons there are
constant boasts by irresponsible persons
as to what they intend to do to Ameri-
cans, but these people are only dangerous
In case riotous demonstrations come
from other quarters, such, for in
stance, as the volunteers. In the
ten years war the volunteers shot many
innocent people and We're controlled with
difficulty; but it seems probable that dis
satisfaction is more likely to be manifest
ed later against the autonomists or against
Gen Blanco and his staff than against the
Americans, since the impression is daily
stronger that only short time will elapse
before Cuba viii be annexed, or under the
protection of the United States"
There are no signs of a demonstration
against the Americans. and stories to the
contrary thus Tar are without foundation.
Still, Havana is no place just now for
those without the calls of business or duty.
of temperature and sudden and violent,
causing much sickness, especially the
grin.
All idea of censorship is SO foreign to
the American mind that an American can
scarcely appreciate the difficulty of send
ing news from Havana. The Spaninrds
seem equally unable 10 understand why
censorship is not exercised in the ynited
States. One experience will serve as an
illustration of others of daily occurrence.
A correspondent prepared an early bulle-
tin for cabling, giving such routine iacts
as could be gathered before eight in the
morning in a city where the official busi-
ness of the day begins at 10 o'clock or lat
er. Sickness happened TO deprive him of
his Interpreter, and he tried to get the dis
patch stamped by the censor in the
original English. The regular censor
happened to be i'll and Commandant More
ma was acting In his place Norena who
does not know a word of English, declined
to give his approval until the dispatch was
shown him in Spanish The correspondent
hunted some one up whom he could trust
and finally secured a Spanish version No
rena scrutinized it carefully. crossed out
sentences perfectly harmless, but which
appeared to him to contain double mean
ing, and after emasculating the dispatch
stamped the Spanish version
The correspondent took the English and
Spanish copies to the cable offices, where
they were compared by the officers who
are responsible for their perfect agreement.
The dispatch finally approved, as butcher
ed, was then sent. Time consumed, two
hours and forty minutes.
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TRIAL OF SHERIFF MARTIN.
The Cross Examination of the De-
fendant Resumed.

Wilkesbarre Pa, March 2.-The cross
examination of Sheriff Martin was resum-
ed when court met this morning.
The main point established was that the
witness denied making the remark after
the shooting, that he had merely taken a
hand 'fn the matter as plain James Mar
tin and not as the sheriff of Luzerne coun-
ty"
Samuel Price a contractor and commits
sion merchant of Hazelton, who was one
of the deputies, corroborated Sheriff Mar
tins testimony. He told of the disorderly
conduct OF the strikers and said that one
of them had fired a pistol at him on the
fatal morning. A moment later, the shoot
ing commenced. He heard no order given
to fire.
LAric Pardee Plat OF Hazelton, manager
of the Pardee department store, gave a
clear and detailed description of the whole
affair. He was one of the deputies and
told how the property owners In Hazelton
and vicinity appointed special watchmen
TO guard their properties at night from
the riotous mob of strikers, and how they
purchased 100 Springfield rifles and breech-
loading shotguns for these watchmen.
These were the arms that were afterward
given to the deputies. The witness saw
the sheriff halt the strikers at Lattimer
on Sept 10 and advise them 20 disperse
The sheriff was knocked to his knees aud
pummelled by the strikers, some of whom
flourished revovers and knives and tried
10 kill him The witness left the deputies,
rushed to the sheriff's rescue and tried 10
stop the strikers, but his gun would not
work. The rest Of the strikers rushed to-
ward the deputies While the witness
tried to rescue the sheriff he heard a shot
and then came the volley There was no
shooting after the voIley and the strik-
ers scattered. The witness did not shoot
and does not know who gave the order to
fire.
A. M. Hess, a civil engineer OF Hazel
ton, who commanded Company A Of the
deputies, corroborated Platt
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PUBLICITY OF ALL INFORMATION.
Secretary AIger Declares That All
News Is Given TO- the Public.

Secretary AIger Declares That All
News Is GiveE toy the Public.
Washington, March 2-The Washington
Post win tomorrow print the following
interview with Secretary OF War Alger:
'The statement of Secretary Long that
Spains official participation in the disaster
to the Maine had been practically elimnat-
ed was merely an expression of personal
opinion on his part. 1T is an injustice to
him, as well as to the administration, to
give an official significance to his express
sion when he was particular at the time to
emphasize the fact that he was speaking
simply as an individual. In the absence of
official facts-and / can repeat what has
been said heretofore, that the public is
equally as well informed as the govern
ment-no member of the administration
can, of course, make an official declaration
touching Spaln's responsibility, moral
or otherwise. There is not an iota of in
formation as to the cause or origin of the
explosion upon which the government can
at this time form a conclusion or base a
decision. The verdict of the court OF in
quiry on that point must be patiently
awaited"
Beyond this Secretary Alger would not
be quoted, but he authorized the Post to
state that most positively no official in
formation was being withheld from the
public; that the administration was ad-
herring strictlyto the publicity adopted by
Secretary Long, with the approval of the
President, at the start. to give the fullest
possible publicity to the facts coming Off
cially to the department bearing upon the
loss of the Maine end the 80 brave sea-
men.
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COURT OF INQUIRY VERY SILENT.
No Information Presented to the
Court Yet Disclosed.

No Information Presented to the
Court Yet Disclosed.
Key West, Fla, March 2.-The fact Is
becoming more evident, as the days pass,
that any information direct from members
of the United States court of inquiry into
the loss of the battleship Maine, and from
those appearing before it, is guarded with
unusual closeness. Practically no infor-
nation presented to the court has been dis
closed. The restrictions are so severe
that the communications between the nav
al men who have been before the court,
nave been most guarded.
Naval officers at this station, who are
connected with the court express the
guarded view that very little testimony
mas yet been heard tending to show that
lhe explosion was the result of conspira-
cy' or as to the exact cause of the dlsas-
ter.
Ten enlisted men were examined by tie
board this forenoon, as was also Com
mander Forsyth. 1t is understood he gave
testimony regarding the coaling of the
pdlIleship at the navy yard here.
capt Hanlon of the steamer Mascotte,
which arrived from Havana tonight, says
mat when the vessel left Havana there
was no signs of impending riot or of an
ahtl-American demonstration. On the
contrary everything was normally quiet.
The court of inquiry convened shortly af-
Ter oclock and went out to the barracks
Where all the survivors of the Maine were
mustered. The men were asked If they
mad any charges or further statements to
make. Not a work came from the ranks,
and, after whispered consultation, the
work of the court of inquiry at Key West
came to an end.
Judge Advocate Mark, in reply to an
inquiry, said that so far as he knew the
West
When this dispatch Is sent, early this
evening, the Mangrove is lying at her dock
WIN steam up, but il is said on good au-
lhorlty that the members of the court will
not leave until tomorrow. They are await
ing instructions through Rear Admiral
9ieard from Washington, as to whether
'hey shall return at once to Havana. APP
parently the court has gained little in
formation during the Key West sessions,
"nlch could help explain the explosion.
Mayor Maloney issued a proclamation to
the citizens of Key West, asking them to
respect Admiral Sicard's wishes to have
the funeral of the Names victims a priv
ate function. He sald however, that when
an the heroes had finally been inferred
some public demonstration might be in
keeping
Commander McCalla has decided to re-
uuce the funeral detail to the smallest pos
s,ple number, and it is probable that only
ABOUT twenty men will tomorrow pay the
i'st honors TO an unidentified body ex-
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MYERS WORKING IN DEBRIS
,o NOTABLE Discoveries MADE
ABOUT THE NAMES RUINS.

NrecI,ing Forces supplemented by
Two New Tugs, and the Work Will
ne Hastened-Unrecover Bodies
Thought to Have Been Blown to
p;cces-Two Spanish Divers at
work. who VIII Report to the
sn.uish Board of Inquiry-Capt.
Sirsbee SIN Believes Some Bodies
VIII he Found in the Debris-Span-
ish still Cheer the Vizcnyn.
havana, March 2.-The city is quiet to-
,.v but the public and private greetings
!, tbe Spanish cruiser Vizcaya, which ar
lived here last night, have not lessened in
isryor.
The divers are working hard upon the
rreck of the Maine. 1t is feared that many
of the dead We're blown to pieces, which
would account for the failure to find their
bolies where expected.
The wrecking tug I. J. Merritt of the
Merritt & Chapman Wrecking and Dredg-
oq company, commanded by Capt. d. A.
wo,cott. arrived here from New York this
morning, and later in the day moved a
barge near the wreck and commenced
work.
Fred ]. Sharp is here in charge of the
company. The Merritt is a powerful boat,
hit another and bigger tug is expected
shortly. The Right Arm will probably
remain as long as she can be useful. The
wrecking company expects, from now on,
,c keep four expert divers a work.
Two Spanish divers were at work about
the wreck to-day, and it is understood
they will report to the Spanish board ap-
pointed to inquire into the cause of the
Disaster Capt. Peral is the president of
the Spanish board of inquiry.
No bodies have thus far been found to-
cay, and there are no prospects of any
being recovered before night.
II is reported that Capt Sigsbee does not
expect to find any of the dead in the
zones of the explosion, but he still believes
bodies will he recovered from portions of
the wreck as the divers remove the debris.
The divers who are working steadily
forward. are encountering continual diff
culties The new tugs, additional men and
complete apparatus will hasten the work
Of salvage.
The officers of the Vizcaya paid ceremo-
NAL visits this morning to Admiral Man.
torea and Captain General Blanco.
Crowds Of people view the cruiser
from the vantage ashore, and
thnse who are permitted to do so go on
board
The barge brought with the wrecking
tug l. ]. Merritt is proving of great value
in carrying away debris, and in the course
Of a few days much of the wreck above
water will be removed. No bodies were
found to-day and there was no salvage OF
any value.
Senator Proctor and his party returned
to the city tonight, after spending the
day at Matanzas, where they were shown
every attention by United States Consul
Brice.
Cen Vidal Ducassi, second in command
of the insurgents of the province of PinaI
del Rio who was wounded in the head
during the recent engagement near Candle
laria with the Spanish under Col. Bilbas,
succumbed to his injuries and his body
was buried near Tacotacota, province OF
Piuar del Rio
Last night heavy explosions of dyna-
mite were heard near by. The amount
of damage has not been ascertained, but
it is believed the dynamite was a portion OF
that deposited by Gen. Mayia Rodriguez
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ROBBERS SHOW FIGHT.
Sheriff Cooks Weapon Was the
Surer, and He Conquered.

Welch, w. Va. March 1.-TWO unknown
men held up George Ray at NorthforlS
junction last night, and knocked him
down, and beat his head TO a pulp with
a piece of railroad iron. IL Is thought rob-
berry was their purpose. Ray cannot re-
cover and has been unconscious since the
occurrence. He cannot describe his assail-
ants.
To-day Joseph Cadle, Dave Reid and
Tom Cadle have been arrested on the
charge of attempting TO rob Jackson soles-
bury on Barker's ridge, near here. When
an attempt was made to apprehend the
trio Tom Cadle resisted arrest pulling
his revolver from his pocket, leveling il
at Sheriff Cook, and snapped the trigger,
but 1t failed to discharge. Cook drew his
pistol and shot Cadle through the right
wrist, knocking the weapon out OF his
hand. The three young men are of good
families. Their preliminary examination
will be held tomorrow.
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REPORT LACKS vrRIFrcATIoN.
No Assurnhce That Spain Has BougI,t
Three ChiIian Warships.

London. March 2-It is impossible to
verify the report that Spain has raised the
necessary funds for the purchase OF three
been on the market for some time. The
Spanish government naturally will not
admit that It has ever lacked the funds TO
purchase necessary ships and nothing Is
known here officially or Ia shlpbuldlng
circles. The Armstrong;, who are build
ing the three battleshps, have heard moth
ing OF the report.
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GEN. MERRITT AT ATLANTA.
He Says the Gulf Coast is Fairly
Well Fortified.

Atlanta, Ga, March 2-Gen. Wesley
Merritt of the United States Army. Lieut.
strother his aide, and Maj. James b.
Quinn of the United States engineer serv-
ice passed through Atlanta to-day on their
way to Washington. Gen. Merritt came
direct from Galveston.
The Gulf coast is fairly well fortified" >"
said the General. There is still some
work 10 be done, but on the whole 1 am
pleased with my annual inspection and
think that in the event of a war we could
give a good account of ourselves.
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, eeted early tomorrow morning on the
SPANISH AUTHORITIES CHEERFUL.

Think Experts VIII Attribute the
Explosion to Internal Causes.
Madrid, March 2.-The Spanish govern
ment on Monday, received a report from
the Spanish authorities at Havana, saying
that the explosion which wrecked the
Maine was due to internal causes, add
ing that it was believed that the United
States experts will admit this without
reservation of any kind"
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THE PopE's CORONATION DAY.
Celebration of Its Twentieth Ami
yersary at Rome.


Rome, March 2.-The twentieth ami
versary of the cofonation of the Pope
Leo XIII, was celebrated to-day. His holi-
ness, who was in excellent health, re-
ceived the congratulations of the high pre-
lates in the throne room, replying in a
strong voice. He recalled the demonstra-
tions upon the occasion of his sacerdotal
and pontifical anniversaries and protested
against the outrages aimed at this en-
thusiasm, which had been allowed to be
committed adding that it was painful that
the aspirations of the faithful towards
Rome, the sacerdotaI metropolis and de-
pository of divine ora les.. should be will
fully misrepresented. But, continued his
holiness, In order to console the papacy
for these outrages, God had increased the
love of the multitude for the papacy in
Rome and throughout the entire world.
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A WOMAN HORsEWHIPs A NEGRO.
Punishment Made Complete by the
Aid of a Revolver.

Columbia, S. c., March Emma Ham
mons, a white woman, created a sensa-
tion near the business center of town to-
day. Going to gunsmith, she had re-
volver loaded, then purchasing a heavy
whip, she sought and found Henry Will
Jams, a negro, who had made insulting
remarks about her. The woman wore the
lash end of the whip, then the butt, and
threw the remaining steel rod in Will
iams face, who, now trembling before
the muzzle of of the revolver held in his
face fell on his knees on the pavement
and begged forgiveness. The woman then
disappeared.
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spain,s Duty on CORN Reduced.

Madrid, March 2.-The Cabinet council
to-day decided to reduce the duty on corn
to 6 pesetas per hectolitre as long as the
price exceeds 121a pesetas.
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MURDERER SHOT by A MOB.
HAD Killed His Man and Placed His
Body on a Railroad Track.

Memphis, Tenn, March Fired Moore,
the murderer Of Tom Anderson, was
taken from the county jail at senatobia,
Miss, at 2:90 o'clock this morning and
shot to death by a mob of fifty persons.
Anderson and Moore had quarreled about
some trivial matter. Moore followed his
man and shot him five times, afterward
placing the body on the railroad track to
hide the crime.
There were several witnesses, however,
and soon Moore was behind the bars The
Iynching caused little excitement.
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GERMANY'S NAVY.
Budget Committee Fixes the Number
of Ships to BE Held in Readiness.

: OF ShIDS 10 DC HUH IN Nts8UIHtsss
Berlin, March 2.-The budget committee
of the Reichstag to-day adopted in ac-
cordance with the government proposals,
section l, paragraph 1, of the naval BILL
fixing the number of ships to be held in
readiness for service as follows: A flag
ship, IS battleships, u large cruisers, 30
small cruisers, s coast defense iron-clads,
and 13 gunboats, besides torpedo boats
school ships and small gunboats.
The budget committee, with the concur
renee of the government. has accepted
the amendment of Dr. Lieber, the leader
of the Centrists, modifying the septennate
proposals.
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Dynamite shfpred south.

Cincinnati, o., March 1.-Two tons of
dynamite were shipped from here to-day to
Pensacola, Fla, The shipping firm de-
cllnes 10 say whether il was shipped on
government account or TO private dealers.
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FOUND HANGING FROM TREES.
An Indian Doctor and Little Girl Ev-
identity the Victims of Lynchers.

Morgantown, n. c., March 2.-An old
Indian doctor and little girl, who kept
house for him, have been found hanging
from trees near their cabin at the head of
irish creek The two came here about a
year ago. and spent most of their time in
hunting herbs. Threats had been made
aenlnst the old man.
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nrnniI.n Now omcers.

Rio Janeiro, March 2.-Senor Campossa-
les has been elected President and senor
T5osaivo has been elected Vice President
If Brazil by a large majority. There was
no disorder.
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WIFE MURDERER EXECUTED.
He Confessed His Guilt aud Approved
His Punishment on the GaIIOHs.

West Point, Miss, March 2.-This after
noon Bass Calvert (colored) was hanged
here for the murder of his wife. He was
entirely self-possessed up to the last, and
made a speech to the crowd from the gal
lows. confessing his guilt and saying he
deserved his punishment About 1900 peo-
pie, mostly colored, witnessed the execu-
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THE AUSTRALIANS NARROW ESCAPE
The British Cruiser Saved From an
Explosion by Prompt Flooding.

Portsmouth, March 2.--The British first
class armored cruiser Australia, twelve
guns, 5000 tons, coast guardship in South
ampton waters. had a narrow escape to-
day. Two seamen were playing with a
fuse in the shell room, when they set fire
to some stores. The flames were extin-
guished by the prompt flooding Of the
apartment.
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The Inter-Ocean's Prayer Denied,

Chicago, March 2.-lThe application OF
the Inter-Ocean for an injunction 10 re-
strain the Associated Press from cutting
Off its news service 10 that paper. was de-
MED by Judge Waterman to-day.
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MAKING READY ron WAR.
Peace Envoys Unsuccessful with
Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

Colon, Colombia, March 2.--The arrivals
from Limon, Costa Riea, to-day, report
that preparations for war with Nicaragua
are rapidly advancing Men are enlist
ing and troops have already been ordered
to the frontier.
The mission OF the Guatemala peace en-
voys TO the two governments have thus
far been unsuccessful.
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TORPEDO boat TALBoTs TRIAL.

The Test Successful, the Boat MAX
ing Twenty-TwO Knots.
Bristol, r. l., March 2.-The new United
states torpedo boat Talbot was to-day
given her first builders trial over the
seven-knot course. The trial was in every
way a success. and it was announced at
the close that the boat made the record
of twenty-five knots an hour.
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New York, March 2.-The court martial
couvolSed to try Capt. o. NJ Carter Of the
Corps OF Engineers. United States Army,
on charges OF conspiracy. empezzlement