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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-17
THE DEAD OFFICERS.
Both Were Young in the Service and Had
Good Records.

Washington. Jan 16.-The two officers
OF the Maine, unaccounted for and who.
u = feared are dead. are Lieut.. tjunior
gfadel r. r. Jenkins and Assistant En-
gineer Darwin r.. Merritt
MIR. Jenkins was born in Allegheny
City Pa. June &C. 1865, and appointed
naval cadet Sept. Is. 1882. by Represen-
tatiFe Thomas NJ. Boyce OF the Twenty
third congressional district. After n
short cruise on the Atlantic he was
graduated June ]. 1883. after which he
served successfully on the Galena,
kearsarSe and Snmatra He was at
tached to the coast survey and served
with i until February, 1890. when he
was again ordered to sea on the
gunboat Bennington. From June, 1888
10 september. 1885, he was on ordnance
duty al the naval proving grounds. In
dian Head. Md. and in September 1895,
he was ordered to the hattleship Maine
aud has since been attached To that YES
sci He reached his present grade of
Junior lieutenant i'm 1897
Assistant Engineer Merritt was born
a Red OAK. Montgomery county. Iowa.
April IL. 1872. lie was appointed to the
naval academy Sept. 10. 1881. was grad
uated a the head CT his class four years
later lie Went TO sea ON the Amphi-
tsite, and was soon transferred to the
Indiana, receiving his final graduation
July ], 1885,. After a short service at
the New York navy yard he was ordered
70 the Maine Sept. 10. 1897. Ii is said al
the department that his service has been
extremely creditabie.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-17
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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-17

Washington, Feb. ia telegram to
Secretary Long from George Bronson
Reave. a newspaper correspondent, said.
mo excitement. All quiet Only feel
ings of sympathy and sorrow for the ac-
cident"
Secretary Long has sent this telegram:
"Sigsbee. Il. 5. s. Maine, Havana: The
president directs me to express for him
self and the people of the United States
his profound sympathy with the officers
and crew of the Maine, and desires no
expense to be spared in providing for
the survivors and care of the dead
The president has recalled his invita-
tions for receptions this evening and to-
morrow night, owing to the disaster
which has befallen the American navy.
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De Lone Loves America,

New York, Feb, 16.-Senor De LONE
heard the news of the disaster to the
Maine at the Hotel st. Marc this morn
ing. At first De Lone refused to credit
the news, but when the truth dawned
upon him he said:
1T is terrible. / pray God the news
has been exaggerated. You may be
sure of one thing, however, no Spaniard
did this. Like myself, all Spaniards of
Importance entertain a friendly feeling
toward this country. There will be no
war; there can be no war between
America and Spain. This appalling dis
aster forces me to a declaration that I
love America as | do no other country
than my own"
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occurred at $40 D. m. The officers then
rushed on deck and assisted in lowering
the boats and in trying to rescue the
men in the water. The Spanish cruiser
Alphonse XII, which was anchored
close to the Maine, also lowered her
boats and saved 81 of the crew of the
Maine. Paymaster Ray said that last
Sunday there We're 354 men on the list,
all told. Lieutenant Jenkins and AS
sistant Engineer Merritt are among
those not accounted for. Lieutenant
Blandid was on watch at the time of
the explosion. The Spanish naval Off
GERS said Captain Sigsbee was the last
man to abandon the sinking ship and
that he remained alongside as long as
ii was possible to do anything in the
way of rescue
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Sissbee Npstt say.

Havana, Feb. l6.-Captain Sigsbee.
interviewed this evening by the CORE
spondent OF The associated press with
reference TO the cause of the xplosion,
said: ] can't determine the cause;
but competent investigators viii decide
whether the explosion was caused from
an interior OF exterior cause. | can
not say anything until after such an
investigation has been made. | will
Tot and cannot conscientiously antici-
pate the decision. nor do l wish 70 make
any unjust estimate of the reason for
the disa ter y
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With Terrific Force.

New York, Feb. ia special copy
right cable to the Evening World from
Havana says the officers of the Maine
state the explosion was in the central
magazine and that the Maine was
raised out of the water and went par
TALLY to pieces. The dispatch continues:
"All officers but the surgeon We're in
the wardroom at the moment of the ex-
piosiOn. Then came StupendouS
shock Only a very pitiable few of the
$50 jack tars got from below. The
water rushed over them and many were
stunned and drowned but not mangled.
1t is not likely that more than 40 sailors
were saved. The officers on deck mar
rowly escaped. All agree the double
explosion occurred from the natural re-
suit of an underwater explosion of the
magazine"
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A REPORT FROM LEE.
He Suggests an Immdiate Naval Inyesti-
CATION he Held.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE following
cablegram was received by the state
department from Consul General Lee
at 9.16 tonight:
profound sorrow expressed by gov
eminent and municipal authorities.
consuls of nations, organized bodies of
all sorts and citizens generally. Flags
at half mast on government palace, on
shipping in harbor and in city. Bust
ness suspended theaters closed. Dead
number about EGO Officers quarters
being in rear and seamen's forward,
where explosion took place, accounts
for greater proportional loss of sailors.
Funeral tomorrow al i. m. Officers
Merritt and Jenkins still missing. Sup
pose you ask that naval court of in
quiry be held to ascertain cause of
explosion. Hope our people will repress
excitement and calmly await decision"
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To Preserve Order.

Seattle. Feb. accompanies A and
G, Fourteenth United States infantry,
arrived here this mornig over the
Northern Pacific from Portland, Ore.
in charge of Captain F. f. Eashan of
Company A. Both companies will
await the arrival of the steamer
Queen, on which they will be conveyed
to Skaguay, Alaska, to preserve order
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-17
An Act of Treacbery.

Chicago, Feb. 16.-Comander J. e.
Montgomery, once of the United States
navy. and commanding officer of the
confederate fleet during the civil war,
and the man who raised the frigate, aft
efwards the Merrimac, was very en-
phatic to-day in declaring that the sink
ing of the battleship Maine in Havana
harbor to be the result of treachery and
an act without parallel in the world 5
history. In his opinion, war must in
evitably follow
When the divers go down and exam
inc the hull of the vessel, said Com
mander Montgomery, lit will be found
that she was stove in by torpedo eX-
ploded under the bow with dabolical
intent. To be sure, an accident may oc-
cur on shipboard-a magazine or a bat
terry may explode. But consider all the
circumstances and you will not entertain
the theory of an accident In the his
tory of our navy there never has been
such an accident. Why should the first
one occur in SO perfectly equipped
vessel as the Maine and under so eapa-
BILE commander as Sigsbee?
Why should it occur in Havana har-
Dor. where the vessel was at the mercy
Of an enemy capable of treaehery. as
we know the Spaniard is, and has been
as long as he has figured in history?
Why should it follow so closely the re-
cent exposure of the Spanish minister
to the United States as a despica BILE
time server, who wore an affable de-
meanor in Washington. while giving
vent to his hatred of our chief executive
and our people in private letters to COM
patriots? The combination of facts is
too strong to leave a doubt / miss my
guess If retributlon will not be swift
Commander Montgomery is familiar
with Havana harbor. Tt would be COM
paratively easy. he says, with small
boats or otherwise, to set a torpedo to
destroy the American vessel This is
his theory of how the Maine was
wrecked
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in inviting Secretary Long to make any
use of the vessel in this emergency that
he might desire. The invitation was
greatfully accepted and the Bache has
been ordered 10 proceed at once to
Havana with wrecking paraphernalia.
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sigSbee STAYED With His shin.

Havana. Feb. I6.-One of the officers
of the Maine said to-day thar at 5
o'clock last night all the magazines on
board the hattieship Maine were closed
and the keys turned over to Captain
Sigsbee, the commander. The explosion
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A CABINET MEETING.
Many Evidences Received That the Dis
asier Was Due TO an Accident

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE president
and several Of his cabinet associates
held an extended conference about
noon. IL was not a cabinet meeting. as
no notices had been sent out, and only
Secretary OF the Navy Long, Secretary
Gage, Attorney General Griggs. Post
master General Gary and former Attor-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-17
A Reply Received.

Madrid Feb. 16.-El Correo. the of
fetal organ. announces that United
States Minister Woodford tonight re-
ceived Spains reply concerning the DE
LONE letter. and ii adds that the Incl
dent is regarded as terminated.
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For the Survivors.

Key West, Feb 16-The United States
cruiser New York, with Admiral Sicard
on board. reached San Key, eight miles
out, this evening and anchored. She was
ordered here to supply the survivors of
the Maine with clothing and necessaries.
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sHRoUDED IN MYSTERY
CONTINUED from Page one. )

Lee. DR.. Drummer. acting sanitary in
spector of Havana, and the correspond
ents Of American papers had already
gathered
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Only Vague Conjecture.

Indianapolis, Feb. 16.-Rear Admiral
George Brown, who was the highest Of
ficer in the navy until his retirement
last year. when informed of the naval
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CONTINUED on Page Eighty
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Minnesota stats tidning. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1895-1939, 1898-09-14
L6pande No. r. I37:
WisCOnsin-nyheter.

Ny tidnlng. Fl. Evansen La Crosse
amman i dagarne paborja utgifvandet
at en- norsk tidning Marinette.
Peer o. Str6mme, hufvudredaktor
for "Amerika og Norden" Madison
har at demokraterna blifvit nominerad
till statssekreterare.
Till Augustana College Rock
Island, ILL.,, reste Simon Berglund och
Leonard Andersen Marinetts f. Y.
for att der fortsatta sina studier.
Krogskatten Baraboo dr. +. n. $500.
Forsok cores emellertid att "a den ned
satt till $3.50 eller 5000. staden eyer
IL krogar och 2 bryggerier. Val eyer
rum den 20 dennes, da fragan kommer
att afg0ras.
D6dligt fall. Den 70-arige John Isak-
son fran Ellsworth hittades sistlidne
sondags morse d0d ett varumagasin /
Prescott. Isakson hade sin sofplats /
ett ofre rum byggnaden, och anses
det att han under nattens lopp fallit
ned genom en- oppning golfvet och So
ljutit doden.
InstAldt konvent. Det demokratiska
ongresskonventet, som var bestamdt
att hallas / Portage City den IA dis,
har nu blifvit install tills efter det re-
republikanska partiet namda distrikt
afhallit slit konvent. Meningen DR. att
ON mojligt soka uppsatta mera popu-
lara kandidater an republikanerna.
Hemkommen. Fred A. johnson,
sekr. for tirman Grishalt Machine Co.,
Madison, har dagarne hemkommit
fran en- affarsresa Tyskland namda
bolags intressen. Emedan bolaget gor
stora affarer Europa har bolaget be-
slutat f0rlagga en- fllial Berlin, Tysk.
land, dit Johnson kommer att resa
for att f6resta affarerna.
I2I till 10. Enligt skolsuperinten-
dentens West Superior rapport ha
for innevarande skolar 121 qvinliga Ia
rare blifvit engagerade da deremot
endast 10 man erhallit anstallning.
Orsaken sages f0rnAmligast vara den,
att damerna aro villiga att fylla dessa
platser for en-. tredjedels mindre l0n,.
och ha mannen pa sd sAtt blifvit nastan
helt och hallet uttrangda fran under
visningsvasendet de sallmanna skolor-
ma har staden. Dock DIR det allmant
kandt. att mannen ar qvinnan vida Of
verlhgsen for grnndlig undervisning,
hvadan. q flere hall inom staten skolans
afader nodgats taga matt ooh steg for
att qvarhalla mannen inom detta ar
betsfalt.
Minnesota stats tidning. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1895-1939, 1898-09-14
Dakota-nyheter.

Sn0 foil torsdags matt Fall River
county, N. D., till ett dup af fyra tum.
John Satterlund har dagarne blif-
Wit utnamd till receiver vid u. s. land
kontor Bismarck, N. D. ...
Den "Norsk- danske pressforenin-
gen" i N. Dakota afhAller ar slit sed.
vanliga arsm0te Fargo, N. D., den q
dennes.
Albert Larson Sioux Falls, s. D.,
reste sondags eftermidag till Madi-
son, Wis, for att der fortsatta sina stu
der vid observation-disclosures.
Qvinnor endast. I Fargo, N. D., be-
strides numera undervisningen vid de
allmanna skolorna uteslutande af qvin-
nor. f0rmAler '.Fargo-Posten."
God sk6rd. Fran Flaundreau, s. D.,
meddelas, att troskningen nu pagar
och att hveteskorden Or f0rtraffiig i
denna trakt. Afkastningen, jemt ON
taget blir 20 bushels pr acre.
Explosion. Vid troskning James
Rushs farm, cit stycke fran CARING
ton, N. D., exploderade torsdags ang-
pannan, hvarvid en- person d0dades
och sex blefvo svart skadade. ....
Br6ilop 1rade miss Tena Gunderson
ooh Arvid Swanson lordags uti herr.
skapet mr. och mrs Oscar Larsons hem
i Aberdeen, s. D., narvaro af narma-
ste slagtingar och intima vanner.
Inbrott. Tjufvar broto sig fredags
matt In Northwestern banans stations
hus Kranseburg, S. D. Med on dyna.
mitpatron uppsprangde de kassaska-
pet, men funno icke nagot af varde.
legrafinstrumenten hade de slagit
bitar.
Sjelfmord. Miss Eliza Michaelson,
en- ung dam Grand Forks, N. D., hvil-
ken smart skulle blifva moder, begick
onsdags sjelfmord Nels Rivers hem.
Qvinnan uppgaf att fadern till barnet
var en- lokomotivforare, med hvilken
hon ej Vile gifta sig emedan han visat
sig vara en- obotlig drinkare.
Olycksfall. w. L. Marquette en-
gammal tysk farmare bosatt tva mil
norr fran Revillo, S. D., rakede harom
dagen ut for en- svar olyckshandelse.
Under det han var sysselsatt med att
rAfsa hG blef hasten skramd och satte
sken, da den gamle mannen kom
rafsan och blef svart tilltygad az tin
narna, hvaraf han efter ett par timmars
f0rlopp afled.
County valsedel. Republikanerna
Union county, s. D., afh0llo den dem
mes slit konvent hvarvid f0ljande kan
didater blefvo nominerade for de re-
spektiva embetena: August Freiberg,
senator; Eric W. Erickson och Mans
Lehne, representatives; Mike Callan.
register of deeds; John Reid, treasurer;
Henning Gassman, clerk Of courts;
Lewis Rannum, auditor; och Oh. Smith,
superintendent Utsigterna aro host
ganska CODA att epublikanerna skola
vinna en- lysande seger bade j staten
och countiet. X.
/ ! r9f
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-10-06
SwantOn.

Threshing buckwheat seems to be
the order of the day. Buckwheat
here does not yield more than half a
crop.
Mr.. Nelson Wilt, of Everett's Tun-
mel, spent Sunday here.
Mr.. c. NJ. Miller is erecting a fine
cottage on Main street; Mr.. May is
the contractor 1t will be quite an
improvement to the town.
We are sorry to note the death of
Mrs. Mary Laffey, of Floyd. The rel
atives have the sympathy of the
entire community.
The chestnut crop is very heavy
this season. Mr.. C. S. May shipped
1880 pounds in one day.
Hog cholera is raging in this part of
the county. Quite large number
has succumbed to the dread disease.
Mr.. A. Fairall is very ill at this
writing.
Mrs. Gibson, of New York, is visit
ing relatives at this place.
We are sorry to say that after two
months treatment at the Maryland
University hospital, Mr.. Richard
Tasker is still unable to see.
IRENE.
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Oak Hill.

The weather the past week has been
exceedingly fine.
The farmers have been busy these
fine days cutting and threshing their
buckwheat.
Recently Mr.. Joseph Groer had the
misfortune to be injured by log roll
ing on him.
Silas Teats is building Il new road
down Bear Creek.
G. G. Walls has moved from this
place to the farm of Henry Frazee in
District No. 2.
James j. Cochrane has moved into
West Virginia from here.
We understand fromgood authority
that Mr.. George Durham has been
engaged to teach our school during
the coming winter. He is a first-class
teacher.
Rev. McIndoe, of Pennsylvania,
will preach at the Oak Hill school
house on next Sunday at o'clock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-10-06

w. b. Miller was in Grafton Tues
day.
Morris Sisk has mashed hand for
a pet.
w. r. Thrasher was in Oakland
Sunday evening.
Frank Wheeler is visiting relatives
in Wheeling, w. Va.
Miss Sada Laughlin was in Oakland
Monday.
Miss Bessie Sisk has gone to Balti-
more to spend the winter.
Rev. VIM. E. George was visiting
friends in Mountain Lake Park Fri
day.
Mrs. w. c. Jones, who has been
quite sick for the past ten weeks, is
simproying4slowIy.
Frank Laughlin returned to the
West Virginia University, Morgan
town, Friday.
Ed. Griffin, who has been spending
his vacation with his parents in this
place, left for Grafton Friday.
Fish Commissioner A. F. George, of
Swanton, was in town Saturday.
Howard Nethken is visiting friends
in Baltimore and Washington.
Miss Lizzie Smith, of Oakland, is
the guest of Mrs. George Marley, jr.
Herbert Holt, of Seymoursyille,
who has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
A. G. George, left Thursday to visit
friends in Barton, Md.
Misses Katie Welch and Mary Scav-
nish, of Piedmont, were the guests of
Misses Jodie and Katie Griffin last
week.
Misses Nina and Minnie Stemple, of
Frankville, and Miss Nellie Gleason,
of Bloomington. were visiting Miss
Daisy Lashorn last week.
Mr.. Hice Laughlin, of Grafton. and
Mrs. Ad. Laughlin, of Tunnelton, are
the guests of DR.. and Mrs. J. w.
Laughlin.
Mr.. Paylow Tabb, of Bayard, w.
Va, is visiting friends in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Watson, of
Dunbar, Pa, are visiting friends and
relatives in this place.
Mrs. Maggie Dewitt and daughter,
Miss Grace, of near Hoyes, this coun-
ty, are the guests of Miss Sallie
Laughlin.
Mrs. A. X. Bevans, son and daugh-
ter, of Bevansville, are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Hoye.
William r. Laughlin, eldest son of
the late Rev. J. L. Laughlin, died,
at one O'Clock Sunday morning, after
many months of severe suffering with
that dread disease, consumption, aged
twenty-six years. 1t seems sad that
our young friend should be cut down
just when his coveted hopes were
beginning to be realized. The de-
ceased was a member of the Epworth
League. also a member of the NJ f.
church. The remains were taken to
the church at half past ten Tuesday
morning, and Rev. Funk, the pastor,
assisted by Rev. Uhler, of Oakland,
conducted the funeral services, after
which the remains were inferred in
Deer Park cemetery. The sorrowing
mother, brother and sister have the
sympathy of the entire community in
this their sad bereavement. The pail
bearers were, W. K. Thrasher, James
Lee, Scott Schreaves, Harry Sisk,
Samuel Ralston and Bert West.
MA.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-10-06
TO MOVE TO ANnIsToN.
first 5'aFyIand and Other Regiments 4
Camp DEeade to Go There aud Then
to Cuba,

fAest htaFyiand and Dther HeSiments At
Camp bEeade to Go There aud Then
to Cuba.
CAMP MEADE. MIDDLErowN, Pas
Oct. 2.-The Second Army Corps viii
De shipped from Camp MHade to Ans
nis5on, Ala, preparatory to being
sent to Cuba. SThe movemeDf from
this place will begin in about two
weeks and will be completed with
the least possible delay,
The First Division, to which the
First Maryland and four Pennsvl7
vania regiments are attached, will
get away first. This division is in
command of Gen. S. N. b. Young and
will be stationed at Admission abont
a month and then forwarded tosC
( The program TO keep Eenera5
Yonne = troops in -Cuba,-for three or
four months, and then bring them
back to this country and muster them
out.
The Second Division, in command
OF General Davis, will be moved to
Admission and from there to Cuba to
take the place of the First when it
returns.
Major-Geueral Graham has asked
the War Department for some definite
information As to the movement of
his troops and expects to have a reply
tomorrow. Several carloads of sup
plies were shipped to-day to Annis-
ton
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-10-06

49, unfy.
KocIy yILis& p, Oct. Z. The re-
publican meatin to open the cam
ps isn IN Montgomery was addressed
b pth Ashld M. Gould and George
Az earre The democrats having
poatrp fheir nomination for Con-
eres the speaking was like firing
shqr<S into the air. The Montgomery
cha plon and the Allegany nominee
for ollzress, being both good speak
'elR <eite a good deal of enthusiasm
IN he largo assemblage present to-
heaf 1eIIl They treated each other
ham dsomely, and what they said win
90 fer toward reuniting hitherto
warring clements of their party.
.5>slf t50uld warmly euloeized COT
;jnel Fearre and said Montgomery had
been largely instrumental in nomi-
mating him for Congress. Colonel
Pearre praised the magnanimity of
the Montgomery delegates, who cast
their votes for his nomination. He
referred to the harmony in the con-
vention, both at Frederick and in
Oakland. During all the protracted
deadlock he said he never heard an
unkind word uttered against any as
pirant. In concluding he praised the
manner in which President Mckinley
had conducted the war with Spain,
and said if the republican party is to
receive blame for the war or the un-
fortunate events which have lately
come to light, it must also receive the
credit. for where there is blame there
must be credit in war which was
begun and terminated in ninety days.