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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-12
TOaAI,s Ea4s.
soms or tn. Amar.e.,H Generals In Favor
OF Accepting Them.

some Of the Amir.e,n ,.riirrala Ia Favor
of Accepting Them.
Copyright. 1855, by the Associated Press)
sIBoNEY, Province OF Santiago de
Cuba, July 10, p. m. via PLAYADEL
EsTE.by the Associated Press Dispatch
Boat Cynthia II.-Gereral Shafter held
a conference with the American gen
erals at the front to-day. concer1ing the
offer made by the Spanish commander.
General Torai. 20 surrender Santiago X
the Spanish garrison were allowed to
march out with the side arms and have
twenty miles start without molestation.
General Toral agreed that II this was
accepted he would not destroy the ships
in the harbor, the ammunition IN the
forts. or the buildings in the city. The
majority OF the generals. General Wheel
or leading, are in favor OF the accept
ance Of these terms, on the ground that
the SpanIards can march out TO the
westward anyhow and burn the city, de-
gtroy all the vessels, guns and anmunl-
ton before leaving.
Food and water are very scarce IN
Santiago. One biscuit was recently sold
for s. in gold.
The Cuban auxlllarles were put 90
work this morning policing the camp
al this place. 1t Is earnestly hoped that
DR.. Guiteras win order all the build.
ings here TO be burned Immediately and
thus reduce the chances OF the spread
of a serious epidemic.
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CTttC,AGo- Exceptionally fine wenther
and increasing supplies OF the new crops
caused a decline In wheat to-day. Jnly
closed 1itc lower and September lost &c
Corn left or &c down. oats declined sc
Pork and ribs closed unchanged Lard
Lower Liverpool cables, better crop
news md fine weather started wheat easy
More radical weakness quickly developed
however. when II became known that 81
Louis receipts Of new wheat were 5000
bushels. and that the weather In the
Dnnubian provinces was fine and settled,
after heavy rains reported from there sat
urdny. on this information September,
which opened at from GSlsc down to Nhc,
declined 10 csc. This decline was partly
recovered later on buying against puts and
the expected heavy decrease In the visible
supply Tho fact that the government
crop report was expected In this afternoon
kept the trade In n waiting mood, a. few
cnred to enter into now obligations pend.
inE tho arrival OF information which might
change the whole situation,
The worlds shipments to Europe were
G.0ii 900 bushels last week. against i29j 900
bushels tho similar week OF 1891 The guam.
tlty on ocean passage deCrCnFed 3,20O,000
bushels. The decrease In the domestic Wis.
Tale was 2,iss.0Q9 bushels, reducing the total
to il.2g.OO0 bushels, against 100000 bush-
The clsaranccs for the day from Atlantic
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Recent charter, Issued.

Special Dispatch to the Intelllgeneer.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, July 1.-THE
secretary OF state has issued the follow
ing charters;
To the Cleveland Electric Company,
Cleveland, Ohio Shares 500 each.
Capital stock S4,4OO. Names and adj
dresses OF principal Stockholders: w. 7.
Bowman, F. C. Mcmillan, james E,
Matthews, F, w. Post, w. c. Stevens
all OF Cleveland, Ohio.
Paramount Glass Works, Paramount
W Va Shares 800 each. Capital stock
$500. Stockholders: q. g. Morgan, ).
n. Hartley, ]. B. Crane, NJ. L. Hutch
inson, s. L. Watson, all OF Paramount
W. Va
quaker City Cab Company, Grafton
". Va. Shares 800 each. Capital stock
$4,000. Stockholders: C. S. Jarvis, Of
Philadelphia, PA. j. S. Mccartney, OF
Philadelphia, Pa; Hugh Quinn, Chas.
seldom and John T. McGraw, OF Graf
ton, w, Va
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Sash quotations were as follows:
Flour firmer.
wheat-No. 2 spring, old, 75aSOc; No. 3
spring, old, I0ds2c; No. red 7S&c.
Corn-No. ., EXC.
oats-No. 2 2Sg2ic; No. white, 96ls6zc;
No. white ~ q21sc.
Rye-No. 2, 46c.
Barley-No. 2, 31TS5c.
Flax Seed-No. !, 81 Oh.
Timothy Seed-Prime 81 IS.
Mess Pork-Per barrel s. SoG9 IS
Lard-Per 100 pounds IS Sf1kg5 40
Short Rlhs-sides Qoose) S 45g5 IS; dry
clear sides boxed IS 90G6 10.
Butter-Market steady; creameries l29
Ice; dRlries IlalSc.
Eggs-Flfm; fresh 10lhc.
NEW YoRR-FIour, receipts II. 493 bar
rels: exports 1905 barrels; sales 1900 pack
ages; market quiet and fairly steady.
Wheat, receipts $500 bushels; exports
216,275 bushels; spot market steady; No. 2
red 90d99c (. o. b. ahoat: options opened
weak and closed lLff2itc net lower; No. 2
red July closed at S2hc; September closed
at ISc: December closed at I2Sc.
Corn, receipts 5QS.SOO bushels; exports
1851 bushels; spot market easy: No. 2,
37Ac options weakened by favorable crop
reports and lower cables, and closed 4Qibc
net lower July closed at S55Sc; September
closed at SSISc.
Oats, receipts 5000 bushels; exports % 900
bushels: spot market firm: No. 2, 2I2tc; No.
2 white sc: options closed &c net higher;
July closed at 27bc.
Hops steady. Cheese steady. TalloW
steady. Rice steady. Molasses dull.
Coffee, options opened steady and closed
quiet at points lower; sales 5000 bags,
including September and October. at S S..
Sugar. raw firm: sellers scarce; fair re-
filming SIC; centrifugal, 96 test, 4hc; re-
fined firm.
BALTIMORE-Flour dull. Wheat easy;
spot SlIsc: month S2lGc; August It$taIGc;
steamer No. red BIC; receipts 1850
bushels: southern wheat by sample 6sli1sc.
Corn quiet; spot and month Sf9id 1850; Au-
gust 359sc: receipts Hoy bushels. Oats
steady: No. white 2g,Is53Oisc; No. mixed
25l.a 2Iilc; receipts 5000 bushels. Butter
steady; fancy creamery lie; do imitation
Ice: do ladle isQlIc; good ladle 12c: store
packed lGGllc. Eggs firm; fresh l2c.
Cheese steady; fancy New York large 81
6Slsc; do medium s5z9S&c: do small Ss
d9c,
CINCINNATI-Flour steady: fancy q GO
al 30; family 50 5Odt3 IS. Wheat Grm No.
red SIC; new 7bc. Corn quiet; No.
mixed 34c Oats steady; No. mixed 2ji5c.
Rye quiet; No. 2, 4lc. Lard steady at S 70.
BulkmeAts quiet at IS 50. Bacon stead at
IS So Whisky Irregular at 81 231l 25. But
ter firm. Sugar easy. Eggs easy at &c.
Cheese steady; good TO prime Ohio nat
7IIsgSc.
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NEW YoRK-Metals-The week starts
on with buyers and sellers alike showing
Indifference. Business to-day was very
dull and quotations without important
change At tho close the metal exchange
called pig iron warrants dull with Sc q
bid and IS GO asked; lake copper quiet, with
Sil 20 bid and 81 S7ls asked: tin quiet, with
yl4 80 bid and 81 GO asked: lead quiet, with
s. 90 bid and 81 o. asked; spelter nOmi-
nal, with 81 20 bid and IS 90 asked. The
firm naming the settling price for leading
western miners and smelters quotes lead
at 50 50,
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ATLANTIC CITY q sEAsHoRE EXCURSION
Thur,dny, July -. GREATLY Refused Rates
baltimore & Ohio EGaIlroad.

The first of the popular scashore ex-
curslons, via the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad, win be run Thursday, July IA,
to Atlantic City, Cape May, Sea Isle
City, Ocean City, N. j.. and Ocean City,
Md. Tickets will be good twelve (i2)
days including day Of sale.
Stop overs will be allowed on return
trip at Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington on tickets sold to New Jer-
sey resorts, and at Baltimore and
Washington on tickets sold to Ocean
City. Md.
Tickets will be sold on above date
from Wheeling for 5000 round trip, and
trains viii leave 1926, 5:25 and 1856 a.
M. and $50 p. m.
Call on or address nearest ticket
ngent Baltimore & Ohio railroad for
tickets and full information, or apply
to I. C. Burke, Passenger and Ticket
Agent, Wheeling.
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FINANCE AND TRADE
Ths Features OF the Money aud Stock
Markets.

This Features OF the money anu StocA
/, NEW YORK, July u.-Meney on call
steady at 1G1A per, cent; last loan lN
per cent. Prime mercantile paper SAG
1 per cent. Sterling exchange steady
with actual business in bankers bills at
81 S5%94 Sc for demand and al 81 S4lsQ
/ S4g for GO days. Posted rates 81 $50
4 ssh and 81 S6k34 81. Commercial
bills 81 1904 s3ls. Silver certificates $50
@59c. Bar silver 59bc. Mexican dol
lars 45lsc.
To-day's stock market was not re-
rnarkable for breadth. In fact the list
as a whole showed little activity and
very little movement. There was dis
tinct tendency to heaviness in parts OF
the list which might easily have been
more pronounced but for the sustaining
force Of the strength in special stocks.
The dullness generally was the outcome
OF the uncertainty natural upon the eve
OF an important military operation.
Great confidence Is felt in the early re-
ductlon OF Santiago, but the halt IN
speculation Is significant OF the desire
for accomplished facts rather than
probabilities. The effect Of the resump-
ton OF hostiHtles and the abandonment
OF peace talk had greater influence TO
the minds OF foreign spectators than
It had even in Wall street. London
stocks here all day and the reaction In
Spanish tours in Paris where the most
accurate knowledge OF Spanish govern
mental affairs Is likely to be reelected
was even more significant The later
recovery in Paris in Spanish tours was
not luposslbly associated with the cons
ference between the President and the
French ambassador at Washington.
But the New York stock market was re-
deemed from dullness and perhaps from
positive weakness by the character Of
the buying Of special stocks and rail-
road bonds. The strength In the early
market was largely confined to the
Vanderbllts and the movement in these
had become specialized to Illinois Cen-
trail and Omaha. Even in these two
Omaha reacted sharply before the close
Of the day and New York Central was
distinctly heavy In tone. Early in the
day AtchisOn adjustment bonds showed
conspicuous strength. as did also Den
yer & Gulf firsts. This buying was at
tributed to foreign account even while
London was selling stocks. There
were very heavy individual transact
lions in the AtchIson adjustment and
there seemed to be large overflow from
these In the preferred stock. The other
southwesterns, particularly Kansas &
Texas preferred and Missouri Pacific,
showed some tendency to advance in
sympathy. Manhattan also showed
conspicuous strength. but with no news
TO account for It. West Chicago jumped
points but reacted 3Ik. Changes gem
orally are small and mixed between
gains and losses. There was Rctive de-
mand for some Of the speculative bonds
at higher prices. Total sales $5,235, 900.
U. S. IS coupon were y lower and DO
registered x lower in the bid price.
The total sales Of stocks to-day were
$50, 400 shares.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-12

Simply apply "SwAYNE'S ONT.
MENT." No Internal medicine rcauir-
cd. Cures letter, eczema, Itch. all eTup.
lions on the face, hands, nose. etc. leaV.
Ing the skin clear, white and healthy.
It's great healing and curative powers
are possessed by no other remedy. Ask
your druggist for SWAYNE's ONT.
MENT. Avoid substitutes. tthg&W
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-12

CHICAGO-Cattlc. choice steers S 006
8 IS; medium a 5jfII 20: beef steers 81 O04
4 50; stockers and foeders' g 25dt 70: bulls
s. 0Ofl 20: COWS and heifers $ 1914 90;
Gamers 50 5Od3 10: calves 8 5Oii7 90. Hogs,
fair TO choice g S2Isdb5 IS: packers 81 100
SO: butchers s. 75Td3 90; mixed s. fOGD
STls light 50 65ll3 IS; pigs s. 5Od3 s..
Sheep, So 75G5 2i; rams e 59Gi %: spring
lambs s 00Gi6 50. Receipts, cattle. 1900
head; hogs. 1900 head; sheep. 1900 head.
EAST LIBERTY-Cattle higher: extra
81 S5ai 95: prime a TO5li so: common s. S0Q
90. Hogs fairly active. prices lower: best
grades 81 00fiI O5: common 50 90d3 IS; pigs
So T0li O5: roughs 50 5OlI3 3d. Sheep strong
and higher; choice 81 coal 65; common 50 80
a. co. yearlnEs 81 COAT SIS: spring lambs
s. 0OI5 rs. Veal calves s. 50a6 90.
CiNCINNATi-Hogs active at g 1903 95
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P.irnl.nnn.

OIL CITY-Credit balances Ole: certifi-
Gates opened at SlRc bid for cash: highest
sic: lowest 9l&c; closed ut 95Ac; sales
ZOO barrels cash at stac; 2,C0O barrels cash
on regular oil. Shipments 100000 barrels;
runs i5i,1i9 barrels.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-12
B.& o. sunday EIeurriOmu on Fonrth
Dlytsiou,

Commencing Sunday May 20. and
every Sunday thereafter. until Septem-
Der 25, inclusive, the Baltimore & Ohio
will sell excursion tickets 90 and from
all stations between Wheeling and
Grafton, good returning date OF sale at
one fare FOR the round trip. with ten
cents added.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-12

HIVES are terrible torture to the
little folks. and to some older ones.
Doan's Ointment never fails. Instant
relief. permanent cure. At any drug
store, 80 cents 3
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Trains Nos. l, 2, 5 and daily between
Cleveland aud Uhrichavlllc. All other
trains daily, ONccpt Sundays,
Electric cars between bridgeport ana
Wheeling and bridgeport and Martins
Ferry aud Relate,
Consult agents for general Information
AZ TO best routes ard passenger rStea to
~ NJ q, cARREL, q. T A
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-12

FOR YOUR summer outing don't forget
to order case Of Cooks Imperial
Champagne. Nothing equals II
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TNOR RENT, FOR SALE LEASES
II AND ALL KINDS Legal, BI.ANESl
READY PRINTED, Az
THE ISTELLlGENCER
JOB PRINTING OFFICE.
3 and q Fourteenth Street.
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u. s. new As res. 125i:: ore. II. & Nav. IS
do coupon. .....l25is Pittsburgh .....l7O
U. s. Is ..........lllL reading ..,''... N
do cOupon......lllstI 10 hrst pre- 4dA
do seconds 80. % Rock Island 80. "
u, s, Is reg. u3lE lSt. Paul ,..... .lO0sA
do IS coupon. .llShl do preferred ,.ligls
Pacific 6s OF '9j. .lQlA st p. " Omaha. Sl3s
AtChIson ........ 1874 10 preferred ''lbJ
DO preferred, IS Southern Pac... 1919
Bal. & Ohio...... i4ts Texas & Pac.... l2.z
Can. Pacific. see. So Union rae, pre-. Cts
Can. Southern. 5i+ wabash .....;'., Is
Central Pacific. 1Slsl do preferred. IVA
Ches. & OhIO.,.. 2a9s WheeIg q H. IL. ~
Chi. & Alton. LEO do Preferred s!z
Chi. Bur. & Q..l0I Adams EN; .,'..,lO0
c, @, c. & st. L, Sg7s American EX,..l2
do preferred SCt,iU. 8. Express. 10
Del & Hudson 1861 Wells Fargo, .ll9
L, a W. on 1855 Am. Spirits, ,,,,, l3la
Den. 4, Rio q I2 do preferred. 90
do pre. OK. div, 10 Am. Tobacco. ..l2lA
Erie new -, lSs,l do preferred. ..l2i
do first pre.. 81 PEOPLES Cas-. 9g1d
Fort WAYNE -, 40 ICOl r. 81 Iron. %
Hooking Valley. ~ do pre-, OF a.. ~
Illinois Central .liCl; lGen. Electric. 39iA
Lake Erie & W. Il Illinois Steel. tglg
do preferred. 20 Lend ..s...s,.r.. 70
Lake SHORE ,,..lSS do preferred. ..lOFk
Tou a NASH biaslPnclfc Mall. a.. 2Jit
Mich. Central. .160is pullman Pal...2lO
Mo. Pacific 3Ga Silver Cer....... hsi5
n, ], Central.... 9OI Sugar .....,..: ."l@l3
x Y CentrSi ,IistI do preferred, ,,llsi5
NorthwesteTn .i2ai; Tenn Coal 81 1, 25i4
do prcferrcd .l5Ii5lTI. s. Leather, ~
Northern pnr... aQfii do preferred, G6i5
do preferred, i04si western Union va
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RHRELIEG 1 BLN GROYE RAILROAD,


tDhily, except Sunday.
Sunday church trains will leave Elm
Grove AZ 9:iS n. m and Wheeling at 1857
p. M. II. 3. WElS0ERBER,
General Manager.
ETHE MoNoNGAlI ROUTE is THE
Il Short Line between FRirmunt and
harrisburg. Quick Timc-FaSt Trains
Sure Connections. When travelling 10 or
from ClhrksburX or West Virginia 4 PITTS
burgh railroad points, see that your tick.
cts read Via the MOnonRahcla River Rail.
y. & @. trains md Mt CfnrkshurE with u.
4 o. and W., V. +. trains Tickets via
this route on sale OF all Il, q o. and w,
v. g. ]. u, II. stations.
HUGH G. BowLEs. Genl. supt.
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F--f'i -. - -
WEI &c. sGHHELLE. Pl sflSfi ffss''
Dealer In ali. goods pertaining TO the trade.
2gl2 Mdln Street.
Telephone 81. Wheeling, w. Va.
DoBERT ". KYLE.
I6
Practical P!umber, Gas and Steam filter.
No. u55 Market street
Gas and Electric chandeners, Fiitega.
and Taylor Gas B1rnera a specially. mE2
uTILLIAM HARE SON.
Practical Plumbers, Cos and Steam Filters
No. % rwelfth Street
Work done promptly at reasonable price,.
TRIMBLE 8 LuTz COMPANY.
SUPPLY ROUSE
PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING.
STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING.
A full line of the celebrated
SNOW STEAM PUMPS
FINANCIAL.
G. LAME, Pres. JOS. sEYBoLD, Cashier.
]. A. JEFFERSON, Asst Cashier.
BANK OF WHEELING.
CAPITAL 900. PAID IN.
WHEELING. W. va.
DIRECTORS.
A 4dSss R caaalu. AiG ssERs B & Ras
Gibson Lamb.
Interest paid on special deposits.
Issues drafts on England, Ireland and
Scotland Syii JOSEPH sAfecS Ssfi:r.
FxcHANeR BANK.
CAPITAL. .......... 100000.
J. NJ VANCE. .Pres!den.
JOHN FREW. ......Flee PTesi9ent
WIN. B. 1RVINE.....'...'...'As Asst SAsnleF
DIRECTORS.
IN Vance. SeGITs sg f l;;Ii SEisfla
John Frew, John i. Dlckey'
John Warehouse. w z. Stone,
W. II. Frank.
Drafts issued on England. ireland, Scot
land and all points IN Europe.
DANK OF THE OHIO VALLEY.
oArIrAI...........,....... sl7S,OOO.
MT55BE 4A 4 I5RE8 R RFs.SSR'
Drafts on England, ireland, Franco and
Germany
DIRECTORS.
William A. Isett. Mortimer Pollock.
], A Miller, Robert Simpson,,
10, II, AtkinSon, John K. BotsfoTd.
Julius Pollock.
3als ]. A. MILLER. Cashier.
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Meanwhile Weyler was not idle in
the field. He sent out his army in all
directions and informed the insurgents
that they must surrender or retreat. To
retreat meant practically to surrender
for the sea lay back OF them and on
every side Of them. and were they to
retreat far they would be back into the
ocean and be drowned. This the cum
ming Weyler knew and he relied upon
their surrender
But Gomez declined TO surrender. He
gathered 5000 men together and crossed
the trochn established by Weyler and
pushed his way toward Havana. At the
same time Gomez won the battle Of Ma
tssa and pushed toward Havana with
steady advances. They were certainly
hemming Weylcr In.
"On the LIST OF October, 1895. Weyler
got word that the rebellion had cost
Spain 5000. 100000, and must speedily be
brought 20 a clnge, II was absolutely
Imperative that II must be finished by
the LIST OF January. 1897. This order.
coming from the crown, 10 alarmed
Weyler that he put mp the little plot OF
treachery by which General Antonio Ma
Geo was killed
The news aroused intense indignn-
iion all over the world, and Wcyler eX-
planned to the crown that he had been
misreprescnted. Whether he succeeded
in making the queen regent believe the
story or not Is doutrt!pl; nor 10 II GER
tain that he fully cicnred himself with
the Spanish people, for from that time
they looked upon him with suspiclon.
Even tho Spanish fear a butcher,
Christmas. 1861 year ago last
Christmas, found General Ruiz Rivera
In command OF MaceO's division OF the
army. and from that time on until tho
middle OF 1897 there was hot fighting,
without scarcely any Advantage on et-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-25
AUBURN.

The people of the village are warned
again st the man who comes 10 the door
for rags. There have hean several COM
plants made about thes, men appropri-
ating rubbers and door mats.
A pleasant surprise party was held at
Charles Lilli's OF South Auburn list
evening. The occasion was his 18th
birthday. There was large numter of
his friends pressnt and good time was
enjoyed Ivy all. A collation. was served.
A horse attached 20 buggy became
frightened while standing In front of Mr.
Douchsr's residences on Park avenue
The horss dashed up Park avenue 10
Wellington avenue, whero he was stopped
by "a citizen.
Mr.. /. Sweet is making preparations to
so to Alaska, where he hopss to make mis-
fortuue. He is going in company with
threa Of his friends and expects TO reach
Dawson CITY early in June
DIR. Dan O. King has returned from
his trip To New York.
Miss Bertha Leonard, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Eager, has re-
turned to her home in Maine.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-25
JUDICIOUS
SILENCE
Being Preserved by Court
of Inquiry.
FRIENDLINESS is SHOWN.
Opinion Of a Correspondent Who
Saw the Maine Wreck.
THE VIZCAYA MAY SAIL TODAY

Havana, Feb. 25.-Chaplain ChidwiclS
was examined by the court of inquiry
yesterday as to his personal experiences
at the time OF the disaster to the Maine,
and the testimony was taken of the cap
tain Of British bark i'm the harbor and
the superintendent of the West Indian
oil works .oross the bay at Regla. both
of whom witnessed the explosion. Mr..
Rolf, the British engineer of the float
ing dock in the harbor. wrote letter to
the court, but he did not add anything
material 20 what was known.
Neither the officers OF the court Of in
quiry nor the witnesses win give the
slightest indication OF the testimony.
or the conclusions Geducible from ii, and
all say that the men employed on the
wreck have been warned TO observe an
equally strict reticence. This course is
regarded az eminently wise by the
American and Spanish officials as there
Is no telling what passions might be
aroused or what evil results might be
brought abo-t by talking freely on Of
fcial matters in the present state OF
public feeling in Havana. Thus far
Americans are treated with the utmost
courtesy and kindness. and il seems the
special care of the residents of Havana
to show friendliness. Such state of
things certainly is desirable, but IL
might easily be changed II officers, only
partly Informed of the truth, talked for
publication. The inquirers will go to
Key West today or tomorrow.
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A REPORTERS CONCLUSION.

New York. Feb. 25.-A Havana corre-
spondent Of local paper says: "Af-
ter having spent every hour of daylight
for three days in sailboat about the
wreck OF the Maine, adding To my own
observations that which | learned from
divers and experts, l am able to offer
these positive proofs that the battle
ship Maine was destroyed by a sub
marine mine: The forward magazine
did not explode; the aft magazine did
not explode. Outside of these naga-
zines there were not enough explosives
ON board TO cause the destruction OF the
battleship.
Dynamite In coal could not have
caused the explosion. The only boilers
that had up steam have been found to
be intact Six-inch and 10-inch powder
cases, some empty, some half filled with
brown powder. some full. have been
found. No internal explosion could
have occurred where these powder cases
were. Part of the Maine has no bottom.
The divers wade around in the mud,
searching for bodies. This shows that
some tremendous blow wns dealt the
Maine I'm the bottom, tearing upward
through the ship