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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26
FRANK L,ZiEH DEAD.
Letter Telling Of the Fate OF the
AOrgantoWn Marine.

IRON tha hor-aHtown Dominion
Frank Lnzier is dead. Tho nows
came Yesterday ia letter from his
chuin To Jesse H. TurRer and a sur
priseS the whole town. No intima ton
whatever had been received that
Frank was sick and it has only been n
couple OF weeks since "a letter was re-
celYed from aim aud be was then in
the best OF health. The letter is as
follows:
PERM, CHINA, Dec II, 1898
Mr.: Jesse l.. Turner, Morgantown,
w. Va;
Sir II am-very sorry to report to
you that your friend Frank Lazier il
dead. We buried him o.day. lie
aie" WIN small poN. lilo was sick for
about two weeks He was baptized i'm
the Catholic faith. he was nicely
buried with military honors. lie .was
"a fine fellow and well thought OF ,bv
us. We fired three volieys over his
grave. ! have a blank she'll that was
hred over ms grave. and II you would
ike TO have 1t will send il If you will
let me know. VIII you please let me
know the girls name who he was cor
responding with, for want.to write
TO nor by request OF him. | am from
Downs. w Va. FraulS and / were
talking a boz what good time wa
would nave when we got back but by
the viii of God he was taken from me,
but trust he is in Heaven Well, /
guess our commanding officer will
write today Please tell his brothers
to write to me and sisters il he has
any, fOrl would be pleased To give anv
information that may be asked. I
wll come 70 see his people when /
come home for MOrSantovn is not far
from my home. Wen hone to hear
from you by return mail. Good byO
CORPORAL J. -. AKERs.
u. ). Legatioa,
Pelrn, China.
p. $ This was detachment of
marines sent from Dewey, Geet. eight
cen Of ~. We were sent here to pro-
teet the u. ). Minister
Frank was q boy in whom Morgan
town took iauch pride lie was the
on y one from this town who saw the
oatt'e NJ Manila. lis has made n
p.eudid record ia the navy since he
want OF the Btltimnro 81 San Fran
cisco amt every oRe wanted 20 ace hue;
return Aome full OF TIC experts q ces
with which he had met
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

The sub committee Of the House
Committee on Privileges and Elec
tons completed the recount in
Taylor county aud returned to
Charleston. Tho Republican mem.
Der OF the COMMITTEES as well as Mr.
Brohard and his attorneys agreed
that the recount had been fairly
conducted. Dent lost three votes,
making his majority thirty four.
Brohard and his attorneys claimed,
however, that the ballots had been
tempered with. Evidence was in-
troducod showing that the only
persons who could possibly have
tempered with the ballots, were
the County Clerk and two OF his
deputies, all Of ahom are Republi-
cans. They testified that they did
not IN any way change the ballots.
The Committee found that Dent
bad "a majority, and so reported
He was therefore sworn in and gets
the seat as IT, member from Taylor
county. This makes the House
stand 80 Democrats and 81 Repub
licaus.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26
LIPscoNRs LAMENr.

Here IL an extract from an 1899
diary found on the streets Of Par
sous, marked with la initials, ~.
u. L. IL SUPP sed to belong to Jen
LiPscomb, OF the Kicker" Advo-
cate. This IS all that had been
written m it:
January l. Sworo of.
2. Caught cold.
3. Bad cough.
Was told
Rock and Rye .
Would knock il high
'cr than = kite;
Friend and /
sU all sight
Coed ani tight.
4. Painted town
Rosy red
.. Brokca down;
L1rge bead.
AcRing sore;
DIn't lhiuk
Ever drink
ANY more.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

The First West Virginia is the
best drilled and disciplined regi-
msnt at Camp Conrad, yet they are
TO bo mustered out Of the service
and regiments retained whose OK b.
ecutIve officers. in some cnses.
are not capable Of drilling their
men. No doubt, however, those
regiments bud political pull, "
which covers all defects in the eyes
Of Secretary Alger. 10 is iudeed
hard for brAiny mon to be com
pellod 10 obey the orders Of % fool
ish and cowardly political pct.
Columbus (Ga) Ledger
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

One of our readers wrote us some
time age, asking us to publish tho
new revenue law and we have not
been able to do so yet, simply be-
cause nobody knows what that
law is. We have a copy of it, as
originally framed and passed. but
there has been SO many different
decisions and rulings on certain
constructions of it, that it is i'm
possible to tell just what is the
law. Hardly day passes but
what we see in some paper, an al
legged decision from some revenue
officers or ruling Of some Judge on
some ambiguous point and then
next day it will DO denied in some
other paper and so we can't tell
anything about 1t.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

10 IS reported iu lhe papers that
tho willy Dtwsen has been caucht
a. last and will be turned down
from The office of Secretary If State.
b,c4uso he was working for Scott
all tho time for senator. while
claiming TO 5e Atkinson's trusted
lieutenant. Papers were found in
Scouts room in The RaGncr House
AZ Charleston after he bad gone.
giving tho whole snap away. H.
seems that after Scot, got tho Re-
publican cl0cu8 nomination. hey
bad au all night drank and be lcn
next day for Washington. without
deatroyng all The papers in hls
room, ard TIE next occupant was a
Democrat wSo gave 10 away.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

House Bill No. % is one intro
duccd in the Legislature by julius
Schorr, Of Eglon. one Of the Dole
gates from this county and is to
amend section 80 Of the Code re-
ferrng 20 fees Of witnesses sum-
mOned before Grand Juries. The
Uill has been referred to the judi
clary Committee, and we hope 10
viii pass and become q Law, az wo
suppose 10 Is to provide for paying
witnesses summoned before ,he
Grand Jury. We spoke TO Mr..
Schorr about IL last fall aud urged
him TO get up bill Of that kind
and introduce u into the Logisla-
ture, as there is 10 reason whatoyor
Why witnesses before The Grand
jury should not DO paid same as
any other kild OF witnesses. We
also note House Bill SO. lG, by
Nr. Scherr, 10 mend aud rc-enact
section 4 d., chapter 60. Of The code.
for Che preservation Of certain use
lui animals aud birdie; referred To
the committee Oh judiciary. So it,
vii. be seen th4J he is taking
ointment part "a JLc legislative
WOIk.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

IL is said that love is blind but
this is not true. 1t makes lovers
sight more acute. for when fsl-
lows IN love with girl, he can
generally see more in her than
anyone els, can.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

Congressman Dayton has intro.
"dnced special bill in Congress
for The relief Of James w. johnson
of Kingweod. The latter is the
father of Mrs. Frank Pierce, and
the bill is to correct something in
regard to his pension papers or
record and secure an increase for
him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

There is IA one horse war ON hand
now ever In Samoa and the Amer
ican. British and German Consuls
Eare mixed up in it and one of our
warships has been ordered to Apia
to back up our Consul.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

In the advertisement Of the pub.
lie printer for supplies for the com.
ing year, is one item that may be
very interesting before the year is
over. 1t calls for proposals on one
hundred thousand pounds Of glazed
bond paper. Isn't this a pretty
COED hunch to the gaping multi
tudes that they may as well prepare
ITO pay interest on more bonds.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

The Seventeenth Infantry Of the
Regular Army, is now en- route to
Manila to do missionary work
among the PHILIPPINES and make
angels out of some of them, unless
they accept the established doctrine
according to Third Samuel (Uncle
SAM
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

John Russell Young, the hi
5r"rian of Congress died at his
home in Washing on CRY Jan.
l7th, after an Illness OF several
weeks. lie was born IN Chester
county. Pa, Nov. 2OJh, 1871 and
carly began rs "A newspaper CORE
spondent and wrote the mos
graphic account Of the fight and
foot race at the Gr8t b4ttle OF Bull
Kun. ever printed. Ia 1861 he
became manag ~. editor Of tn
New York Tribune when but q
years of age In 1877 he started
with Gen. Grant on his two Years
tour arosnd Tho world aud wrote
a book about it. In 1882. Prcsi-
dent Arthur appointed hun Minis
ter to China. He was appointed
Librarian July LIST, 1897 by Presi-
dent Mckinley.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

We ask. why should the peace
loving people of this world be taxed
to degradation and poverty for the
purpose of keeping millions of SOL
dlers IN the field at all times to
fight the battles Of the roval bss-
tards of the Old World and the
bond hawks of the United States (?
Millions of soldiers to be cared for,
and all the benefits go-not to the
psople-but to a few families of
"reyal blood" and to few army
contractors and gold bond promo
tsrs. 1t is ignorance, universal
ignorance, and not patriotism that
tolerates such a condition of affairs.
How qalck there would be univsr-
sal peace if those who profit by war
had to face the cannon themselves!
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

The Cubdns have lost faith in
ethe sincerity of the United States
because after promising them their
liberty, the first thing We do is to
ask them to 60 to work.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

Down in Wyoming county, this
State, = man died The other day
aged 100 years. and yet he has
always been Young. One Of his
boasts was that be had never taken
less than three drinks o. whiskey a
day. This rather KNOCKS eut a
whole column or temperance litera.
stOre, and II that m4h bad used ~
much liquor as some other men we
kno". Do - hard TO toll how long 10
would have lived, and possibly
whea tLc judgment day arrived. be
would have had 90 bgeu ,aacu out
AID shot
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

All this talk about "hand writ
ing" is superfluous, as there is very
little feet writing done.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

Now that Hobson is out of the
scountry, the women are after old
Bill Shafter, and kissing him. and
Dewey is afraid to come home vt
all.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

The wives of some Of the Indian
braves have names as odd and often
as droll as their husbands. They
seem to have cognomens of their
own, too, and not to take those of
their spouses only. Some of the
actual names given in a census of
the fatalities of the scouts at one
place include Mrs. Short Nose,
who was before her marriage, Miss
Piping Woman; Mrs. Big Head ,
formerly Miss Short Face; Mrs.
Nibbs, formerly Mrs. Young Bear;
Mrs. White Grow, formerly Miss
Crook Pipe; MIRA. Howling Water,
formerly Miss Crow Woman; also
Mrs. Sweet Water, Miss Walk
High, daughter OF Mr.. White
Calf, and Miss Usage, daughte. Of
Mr. Hard Case.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

Albert j., seems to be the
fayorite Beverage out in the In
diana Legislature as he has just
been elected to the United States
Senate to succeed the late David
Turpie. Senator Beverage Is only
30 years old and fine orator.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

Some of the papers are discuss
ing the question as to "whether
hanging prevents murder" 1t is
perfectly clear to our mind that it
does, as cases are very rare where
man commits murder after mo has
been hanged time or two.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

Joseph IL. Choate, the leader of
'the New York bar, is the new Am
tbassador to England to succeed
John Hay. The salary is $4,000
per year.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26
SHOULD BIZ IMPEACHED.
The Attorney General Frying TO Col.
iect Pay From Both Sides ofn
Case

About the cheekiest thing we
have met with Tor some time is the
following letter from the acct
dental" Republican Attorney Cen
oral of this State. aud for genuine.
unadulterated gall we will back
him against all the book agents,
picture pediars. bunco stoerers,
confidence sharks and geld brick
operators to be found in this aud
at 'eas' scyen other States, including
Sing Sing, New York.
The following letter has been re-
ceiy"'i by one of he officials Of his
town from the oue-horse LAWYER
elected by ,he reform land slide"
of two years ago, TO posc as the
legal adviser for his State under
tho present beautiful aud alto.
scther lovely administration of al
fairs. Read and reflect
EDGAR p. RUcKgR.
Attorney General
STATE or WEST VIRGINIA.
OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL,
CHARLESTON.
January IL, 1899.
DEAR SIR Enclosed please find
account Of S25 against your town
for examination md opinion con
corning bonds you sold to the State
Board of the School Fund. AS you
know, the Beard lad refused to
buy those bonds until had made an
examination and given my opinion
as TO tho legality of all steps under
which they were issued. This is
not part of my official duties. nor
does the State make any provision
to pay me for such services. ain
therefore, compelled to charge for
this work the party who is the bene
iiciary OF my services. | had in
tended TO have written YOU earlier
on this matter as have Others who
have sold bonds TO the State Board
! spoke to MIR. Dawson about it,
and he thought it would be all
right. Very truly yours,
EDGAR z. RUoKER.
BE 1T understood by the reader
that this man Rucker was elected
aud draws fat salary from the
State for the express purpose OF
furnishing legal advice and SER
vices to all the different officials
and departments Of the State
Government, including of course
the Board of the State School
Fund, and now wants to charge
and collect fee of $50 from his
town for advice furnished the
ab've Board in hia legal ana
official capacity as its paid attorney
Of said dep artment of the State
government.
He probably thought from the
Republican m jority in this county
that such bill would be promptly
paid and no questions asked, but
he should have seen how quick that
bill was turned down by The solid
vote of the Town Council who nro
not paying attorneys fees on the
other side of the case, as we have
enough to do to pay the Attorneys
on our side Of he case.
AS a matter of fact, Rucker
should bsimpeached for malfeasance
in Office. La fact we learn Of other
cases similar to this, and that inn
parchment proceedings have al.
ready been spoken of. Rucker
probably realizes that it is his first
and last chance at the public crib
and wants to make money while
the Republican official prosperity
of the State continues to shine
forth before the approaching deluge.
-
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

The New York Legislature, IN
tssssisn At Albany last week elected
'Chaunccy "A DePew 10 the United
States Senate, TO succeed Senator
Edward Murphy. whose time 10 Up
March 4th. DePew received III
votes and Murphy, the Democratic
nominee, s3. After March 9TH The
Empire State will have two Re
publican Senators, Platt AID De
Pew.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

The trouble with some of our
self-mndo men is that the raw ma
terial was bad
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

Ii ignorance is really bliss there
ought to be- lot of happiness in
the Republican party IN this
county.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

The first two figures of 1899
when added, equal either of the
other two, and the last two when
added, equal the first two, and if
you turn the first two around,
they equal the last two multiplied
toQether.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

Savers, tho new Governor Of
Texas, was iuaugurated at Austin
on January 18th.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26
COMMENT OF MILES.
Egan's Language Unhecaming an
onlcer aud Gentieman.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 10 When
told OF Eg ans testimony, General
Miles sand in part
81 will not say what action |
shall take. but one thing Is certain.
such language is conduct ubecom
ing an officer and gentleman"
He said the statements Of thou
saGds backed his attack on tho beef
lie was willing to be on their side.
General Breckenridge said in
part:
what We need in the War De-
pariment l. "a ses Of gpntlcln ,u.
Headed u ihc Secretary IF War. a
Cabinet officer. Sac War Depart.
nent has become fUel a, least
partly so. with coferie Of men.
who cling To each other; hrld 10
gethor by the bond VI ma:ual in
terest an are thus forced into II
position which b,comrs one Of open
hostility 10 the rank and Gle Of the
army. That IS the trouble now.
Take these men at the War De
p"rtmeut. such men as + gan. IL
he were the gentleman he ought to
be, such a 81. graceful situation rs
the one with which we are now
confronted could never have
arisen.
The career of Gen. Eagan is
ended and court martial ap-
pointed to try him. lie is bound
to be found guilty and dismissed
from the Army. Col. John f.
Weston has already ueen selected
to succeed Eagan. Here is the de
tail for the Court to try the Com
missary General.
Major General Wesley Merritt,
u 5. army. Major General james
+. Wsde, u. s. Volunteers.
Major General Matthew G.. Butler.
u y. Volunteers. Major General
Samuel NJ. Is Yang, u. S. Vol
unteers. Brig. Gener,l Royal r..
Frank, U. S Volunteers. Brig.
General Alex O. McW Pennington,
u. ). Volunteers. Brig. General
George M. Randall, U. S. Volun-
teers. Brig. General Jacob Kline,
U. ). Volunteers. Brig. General
Richard Combs, u. S. Volunteers.
Col. Peter O. Haines, Corps of
Engineers. Col. Geo. l. Gillespie.
Corps of Engineers. Col. Charles
R.Sutor Corps OF Engineers, Col.
Francis l.. Gusnther. Fourth ar
tillery, Lieut. Colonel George b..
Davis, Deputy Judge Advocate of
the court.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

Even though the silver issue is
dead issue" rs the pe.wess Of
prosperity are continually telling
the people. 1t will DC mighty lively
corpse in the next national cam
palgn. There will be solid party
fighting for the success Of the white
metal, and there will be thousands
OF ably edited and Influential pa
pers more than there were m 1896
Oh, indeed. for corpse" il will
DO the biggest and livehest that
ever came down the pike, and it
will sweep the gold bugs and other
such shyslers clear out of existence
IN the United States.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

The legal erudltloa OF our Su-
preme Court is SIMPLY overwhelm-
lug To the ordinary citizen. After
weeks Of deep reflection and Judi
ciHl Investigation, Judge Brannon
OF that august tribunal, has finally
handed down decision To the
effect that the Court could not
issue mandamus to compel a
citizen Of Taylor county to sign up
certificate of election as a mem Der
Of tho County Court, after his time
was up and he had no official con-
nection whatever with tho Court or
the county affairs. If our devil
couldn't tell that much on first
sight we would discharge him and
get u tobacco sign.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

In the Senate The following nd
dItlJnal appointments have been
made, 0. y. Drncll. Of Upshur:
Committee CLERK; S. s. Buzzord.
editor Of the Morgan Messenger.
Assistant Secretary. Joe w. Davis.
OF Preston Assistant Door Keeper.
5. W. Starks, Of Kanawha county:
Librarian; j. q. Campbell, Of
K.nawha. Cl0ak Room Keeper and
Jos. billiard, os Wood cornty, as
sis1ant. Some Of these appoint
lnents are entirely 5upernuous, bat
there arc go many hungry appli-
ctnts that places have " b. created
lof them
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

Tho ono D0y Gold euro.
NcruottH Chocolate Gaxatitr CuHiue for
c1.l thU hUsd ana SOTO GLr1aL Chldreu
tatc thcm liko candy.
Tne one Day Cold euro.
flr colds ava e.e urul u.. Ermotr8
tho'"lnfns Int. t. DH...ll. i..Ily 5-Acl as
lat-s $3.50 .-4-.. -.4o
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

Kingwood. January 90. 1889.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26
CHARLESTON CHIT CHAT.
News and Notes From the CAPT.
tai City.
Latest Information from the Seat of
War Now Raging Down OH
the Kanawha,
Special correspondence OF Tho Argus.
CHARLESTON, w. VA,
Jan. "a. 1899

Jan. "A, 1899.
Since my letter last week many
interesting things have happened =,
and it ia impossible IN one letter 10
tell all that your readers should
know OF the infamous conduct Sf
the Republicans leaders and mem
bers of tho Legislature 50 far the
Democrats have baked aud beaten
them at every turn they have made.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

SUN is paid for '1egging" for "A
candidate for tho Senate.
1t has been light between Fed
eral olliceholders Oh the one side
and State olIiceholders on tho other.
The big battle comes up now this
week between McGraw and Scott
for the Senatorial plum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-04
Old ,wsrapsrs Should Sc Saved.

Once read. marked learned, and in
wardly dgestcd." the use Of the newspa
per Il by no means over. and the careful
housekeeper need never complain Of the
accumulation a. lorg a. She has hous.,
To keep warm ana comfortable in the
winter and wooicns and furs and iurni
tue I'D protect against moths in the sum
mer. \ newspapers power Of retaining
heat l. now well enough known. especial l.
~ among the poorer classes. who Nigh
utilize papers in hundred Inherent
ways. When placed between layers [oi
cotton they make especially warm pei'
coverings. and also have the adNahihSF
Of adding no weight. As ming 10 car
pets they are Invaluable, as theH arg
clean. mothproof and imperVi"us 20 ar
ON cool autumn Z ghts al summer ho'e-f
ana boarding houses, wher" the Sihs"
pair Of blankets provided i inadequate
IT will be found. that a layer OF hewSpa
pers put between them will double the
protection. Thin iackes may have cheS
and back protectors inserted under the
lining with excellent results. while 4 soc
Of newspaper cut and fitted !" the insId"
Of Il shoe, Is great preventive 81 cold
feet.
As a last tribute To lis virtues here Is
an excellent remedy for toothachc: TAX
Il twisted piece of newspaper. light it. and
over the slowly burning flame hold tn
side of d pewter spoon. After the piece
Of paper has burned out. there will be
found a yomowish deposit on the spoon
take this up on a bit Of cotton anu app'.
to the aching tooth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-04

ftrhaps i is even as the London pa
Frs tre saying. the American people
are gushing ana changeable. and pos
S'piy Augusta represents them. The
othcf night ut the theatre in Meoniau
'H' Ms pictures We're being thrown
upon the screen and first of all came
3Vhiey The audience broke forth with
Noclferous applause. Soon after came
Hchlhley and the applause was loud
't"ush not at all demonstrative. Peo-
P-e Were now waiting to see what
"oalu pc the fate of Admiral SAMPSON.
q. tAeY fit sure his would be displaved
"i'ef some OF the views were over
sure enough. his picture came and with
Ii came Kisses mingled with the ljttI,
"'olauSe Some tried to ouiet the
iiisse8' hrt II was useless. Even though
DeNeE received great hand claiming
'Hc "aistiins. he had but divided hon
OF Win Schley Yet does it prove any
'.ii"S ThAy cheered everything. from
~ picture Of the Oregon to the wreck
rf The Maine.