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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-13
BL0EaTONTEN

Il The Objective Point Of Lord Rob
eta, and BE ID Expected to Occupy
the Place Shortly, Though What
Resistance the Boers Ray oher e
an Unknown euantity-I.syds' Ans
.sger to Irish Sympathy.
LONDON. March 12.-At the present
rata az pyogress Lord Roberts should
be in Bloemfontein wednesday March
II, though all calculations may be up-
Ill bs the development Of more stFenus
Gus resistance than the Beers have 50
far attempted.
The distance between Lord Roberts
and the Free State capital Is now 60
small-only about twenty-five miles
that It Is apparent the Beers either con-
template making determined stand on
the outskirts Of ths town, OF, for stra-
tegie reasons best known TO themselves.
are allowing Lord Roberts to occupy it
after merely harrassIng his advance.
The numerical superiority Of the Brit
ish troops lenvps no doubt in the minds
Of the Critics here that Lord Roberts
viii accomplish his immediate objec-
tive-the occupation Of BloemfOnteln.
The commander In chiefs latest de-
spatch, announcing that General Cat
acre is at Bethulla bridge, and the spe-
cials saying General Gatacre commands
the bridge approaches, put the Beers In
TINT vicinity between two British
forces, Aasvogel kop,, whence Lord
Roberts sent his last cable message, be-
ing one hundred miles almost due north
Of Bethulie. However, there is a large
plain between them and the main body
Of the Beers now confronting Lord
Roberts, and, with Its eeaseless activ-
ity, may he quite able to cover the re-
treat Of the burghers confronting Gem
eral Gatacre. Once the British are in
possession Of the railroad from Bethu-
lie to Bloemfontein the junction at the
Free state capital Of Generals Gatacre
and Roberts would be matter Of a
very few days.
The letter OF DR. Layds, the diplo-
matte agent OF the Transvaa!, to Mr..
John Clancy, Irish nationalist, member
of parliament for the north division OF
county Dublin, thanking the Dublin
corporation for the resolution Of SYM
pathy for the South African republics,
says:
...The resolution is greatly appreciated
by me. know how keenly 1t VIII be
priced by our much suffering country,
stlll struggling for independence and
liberty 1t is satisfaction to know
that a considerable part of Irish popu-
lation in The United kingdom, mindful
Of the blood being shed in South Africa,
continues 10 extend sympathy to our
people. Nay this sympathy be re-
echoed by numbers of your country
men"
mo morn damning indictment was
ever preferred against any country"
Rumots Of the relief Of MafeSing con-
tluue to circulate, but fall Of any cOn-
armation. From Natal. which General
Butler SO enormously declared was free
Of Beers, and from Cape Colony. where
General Kltchener's stern hand is upon
the rebellion, there is no news of any
Importance.
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FEEL THE CHANGE.
Hundreds Voluntarily Endorse
Springfield, Ohio, Product.
a Statement BY a wen Known citi'
ZEN VINO Has Found Great
Relief by Using Il

The time has come when people In
WHEELING feel the change Many poo
{ pie IN this city have given voluntary
endorsement OF the great change they
nave falt after using MolrQW's lkla1ney
IDS; the people realiRa the good OBS
tained by their use. and give hearty eA-
I preston Of the same.
HId-ne-oids will cure a lame baelt
kidney bactache. urinary and Na-
ney disorders. gleeplessness, rest
IeEsness and nerv0uanesl. We al
Vays IKE 10 give references 90 to.
the merits OF Morrow'B Kid.ne- oide, and
this DINO refer you to Mr.. William
Stein, who lives al No. 496 Marltet
street. He says; Il waB troubled nor
some time with a severe and. very sharp
pain across the small Qf my back just
over the kidneys. became nervous
and sleepless; my sleep was 80 broken.
that ! would not get the rest that !
should, and would get up feeling more
tired in the morning than when went
20 bed. was advised by my friends To
try Morrow's Kid-ne-oids, and after Sc
curing some at drug store, and taking
them, according to directions was
greatly relieved, The druggists guaran-
money"
Bforrow's Kidgne-oids are q great
nerve tonic, which acts on the nerves
by restoring them to their normal cone
ditlon without artificial means We
warrant tho remedy 70 do all that we
claim II used as we direct
To confirm the statement OF Mr.. Stein
we want you to ask him about MorToW'B
Kid-ne-oldB, He la a grateful man. and
WIN be glad to tell you personally how
much he was benefited by their use.
DO not confound Morrow's KId-ne-olds
With any kind Of Kidney pills; they are
not pills, but yellow TABLETS, which Is
the most scientific way OF preparing
medicine, and the purchasers Of them
should be cnrCful to see that no other
remedy Is substituted They areput up
IN wooden boxes, which sell for 50 cents
at oil drug stores Descriptive booklet
mailed upon request by John Morrow s
Co., Springfield, Ohio.
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pENWoop.
News Notes From the Busy Marshall
County Town.

Charles seabright, jr., the Republi-
can candidate for marshal, Is conduct
ing splendid campaign, and his elec-
tlon Is certain. He will get the sup
port Of many First ward Democrats,
who don't like the way they were
slIghted in the police appointments un-
der the present administration.
The Methodist Episcopal church con-
gregation is making arrangements for
holding Q big fair and bazaar In May,
and Tomorrow evening there VIII be
meeting at the church Of the commit
tee. This church gave q very success-
full similar affair last fan.
Last night, at Squire Riddles ONCE,
there was meeting Of the Republican
ward committees and the candidates,
Arrangements were perfected for the
ballots, which have to be hled twenty
days before the election.
The candidacy Of Edgar II. Lewis, OF
this county, for auditor, Is assuming
more prominence. Cards and badges
containing his photograph were circu-
lated in punches in Benwood yesterday.
The new water works building on the
river bank, In the North End, Is near
ing completion. The brick work IL nm
ished, and the roof will soon be on.
VIII serig Ia still suffering from a
cold contracted in the dewey Day"
parade, when he was bass drummer
for the Opera House band.
No date has been set yet for the eoun-
~ Republican primaries, but the candi-
dates are hoping It will be soon.
John Dorsey Of Moundsville. former
ly in business here, was calling on
BenwoOd friends yesterday.
The lower steel works resumed yes
terday. after brief shut down.
Work was resumed yesterday morn
ing on the Boggs run arches,
The city election win occur three
weeks from to-day.
Council win meet in regular session
tonight.
Mondays police court was blank.
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pRIpaRPoRR HAPRlNINas.
Events Of q Day in the Town at the
End Of the Bridge.


The funeral Of Mrs. James Smith took
place yesterday morning at 1880
O'clock. from the residence Of her sis
Ter, Mrs. R. 4, Howell, in KirISwood.
Rev. j. s. seCrest, pastor Of the First
Methodist Episcopal church, oticiated.
Interment was at Weeks cemetery.
The nlne-months' -old daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs, John Morgan, Of Wheeling
Greek, died yesterday morning, The
funeral win take place at 2 o'clock this
afternoon, and interment viii be at
Weeks cemetery. .
Mrs. A. s. Leland, Mrs. William
Hayworth and Frank Worthington, OF
Zanesvilla. attended the funeral OF
Mrs. Jane Smith, In this city, yester-
day,
The local order OF Railway
Trainmen. will give q dance at the
opera house Friday evening, which pro-
misses to be very ENJOYABLE.
Robert Wrixon had his right hand
Of tin at the Aetna-Standard mill.
The original Swiss Bell Singer win
appear at the First Presbyterian
church, Saturday evening.
The work Of tearing down the old
glass house in the upper end Of town, Is
nearly completed.
Mrs william Medill, OF TIltonville, at
tended the funeral Of Mrs. James
Smith yesterday.
Colonel c. F. Copeland will deliver a
lecture ut Colerain. Saturday evening,
March 81.
The dagoes OF Wheeling creek Will
give q dance at Meyers hall Saturday
evening.
David Boston Is able 70 be on the
streets, after q two months illness.
Moore Dillon, Of Chicago, Is the guest
OF S. Woodcock, In Klrkwood,
L. s. Weigand, Of sandusty, was IN
town yesterday, on business.
George Mckee has returned from
business trip to Dillonvale.
Everly South has returned from a
business trip to Wellsville.
Joseph Loe Is slowly recovering from
his recent illness.
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.der 81 the star service schedule A
"a ie "a West Virginia.
Route 1854. Emma 70 Redlloq9e
Shoals, leave Emma daily, except SUM
day at p. M, arriving at Liberty py
.7sl6 p. M; leave Liberty daily except
Sunday 81 ~. M, arriving at Emma By
$40 p. M; leave Liberty, daily except
Sunday, d 6s15 a. ms arriving at Rcd
House Shoals by 1880 Q. M; leave Red
house Shoals daily except Sunday. at
fi,a M driving at Liberty, By BILE p
nj
Route 1871. HolygTove TO seibyYiite'
leave iIolygFove daily except Sundny az
10000. M. arriving at SelbvVllie by g
b "a. leave selbyville daily except
Sunday at p. M, arriving at Holy
gfuYa hy p. m.
Beach Duesdny. Thursday ana satur-
day. at 7:aQ a. M; leave Orient. same
dayH, at 7:a0 q. N!
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PENSIONS GRANTED
To west Virginia Veterans of the
Civil War.


Special Dispatch to the Intelrgonesr.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. March H.
Pensions have been granted to West
Virginia applicants as follows:
Original = Henry Moore, Island
Branch. 50.
Increase-LrwIs Smith, Valley Point,
IS to so; Andrew Howell, sherrard, $40
to 3l2; John A. Liston, Kingwood. SIG
to $24; Harvey Mount. Green Bottom, s.
to $40; solomon Railing. Friendly, S12
to 324; Sanford Conant, Frozen Camp,$t4
to S17; Samuel ]. Blanay. Kingwood, $40
to S12; Benjamin C. Devices, Clifton, -
to $t2: William Higgins, B0riand. s.
to S12; Henry Beck, SherrArd, SO
IS; Daniel workman, Berkeley Springs,
So TO S.
Original Wldow-JulIa Workman.
Orange, IS; Alice P. Dunbar Clear
Creek, 81.
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NOW READY.
Daughter Of the Elm.
a Tale of the virginia Border.
Before the war.
Before the war.
By GRANVILLE DAVIDSON HALL

A powerful story, recalling foFgottu
tragedies. A love story threads
stirring recital Of crime and DE-
tective work. Scene in the valley
Of the upper MonongahOla, con-
Meeting with pittsburgh, 6iarkl'
burg and Fairmont.
The book is something more than
an ordinary bit Of fiction. It has 2
substratum Of historical fact, anu
some real people figure In "
pages. There is a vivid glimpse o.
AmoricNn life as found In that valley
forty years ago. The book critic o
a great metropolitan western daily,
who read the manuscript, says az
author, has "dipped his pen in tne
very pigments Of life" The head o.
q leading Chicago publishing houso
said Of e: eve have been much IN
terested;n nthe plot is clever" ana
details "ingenious." "The story ttsel
is interesting and there are SONS
capital situations"
MAYER g MILLER, CHICAGO.
Cloth, $50 p, s1.oo. Sold y
Frank Stanton, or sent postpaid On
receipt Of price. Address, a. Q. hAAi
Glencoe, Ill.
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NEWARK, N. J., March 12.-Bfteen
PERSONS; a majority Of whom were chill
dren, Wafs burned to death IN a tene7
ment house al Morris and Fourteenth
avenues about ave O'Clock this morn-
ine Thirteen bodies were recovered
ffom the ruins within three hours al
ter the flames had been exttngulshed.
Pie building was a three-story frame
ftfuct6rt. formerly used as a church,
but uniformed into a tenement house
WITH small rooms, scarcely eight by ten
fset IA Dimensions opening into a mar
low halfway on both the second and
thlrd nbors, forming veritabls IRE
tap.
This s right In the heart Of the 1tal-
i'm district. and the greatest e1elte-
meut prevails. This feeling has bsen
gTsatlg intensified since seven o'clock
when Il frst became known that the
are was Of incendiary origin. and With
in fifteen minutes Of the time when this
report was first circulated men and
women, wen nigh crazed by grief. ran
tearing around the streets looking for
the man who was responsible for the
frightful tragedy and threatening all
sorts OF dire vengeance.
Three or four minutes after ave
o'clock this morning the4,gre was dis
covered, but long before the fire APP
paratus reached the scene the Interior
u the BURNING tenemen(swas peoplsd
With wild Italians. running hither and
thither, unable to find means Of escape.
Every room emptied Its occupants IN
% those narrow little halls, and there
was no escape for the frightened ten-
ants because Of the jam. and they could
not get out. There were at least twelve
families in the place, sixty persons in
all. Of whom perhaps hfty were chill
dren unable to care for themselves,
-Four men jumped from front win
dow. Several were hurt.
The flames spread with fFtghtful ra-
s,ldity, and the wind sent the sparks
Southeast, threatening all the frame
tenements in that direction. The place
was like roaring caldron when tns
firemen reached the place. The ladders
were quickly put in position, and then
began the work of rescue.
one after another the women and
then the men were taken down, while
other aromen devoted their attention
to drowning out the aames. This they
succeeded in doing in less than an hour,
but during that hour frlghttul sacrl-
Gee had been offered.
Nearly every room in the house cons
talned its victim. Few were really
burned to death. Most Of than were
srrothered to death. The bodies were
carried out by the arenlen.
Following Is a corrected list OF bodies
recovered from the fire;
Antonio Parnlcino.
BnstiHano. his wife.
Giuseppe Parnicino, seven years old.
Nuzletto Parnicino. one year
Occana Casino.
A,..ofr rNsaIa0 h1u Nctfa
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their guns. He NV a Ehsligl cllcar
adyancs 70 receive their garIendaEs
WhereHpon Q poef vOllsy vas fred and
the olieer feIl.H
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FAMILY WAsHTNa.

Rough Dry Washed, starched and
Dried B, cents per pound,
Flat Work, Washed and Ironed, 8
cents per pound.
per pound, At hUTZ BROS.
Home Steam Laundry,
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IT SUFFERED for months from sore
throat. EclpctrIc OIL cured me in TWEEN
ty-four hours" NJ. S. Glst, Hawesville,
KY.-2
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'FRIGHTFITL
ent House Tire ii Newark, n.
., n italian Garter
FagRIEEN PEOPLE PERISH

IA de ElAmes or ~ suRocation, and
dhsFs Wero Scenes Of VIVID Excite
msat among the Tenants Who Is
cared
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LORD ROBERTS

Viewed the White Flag Trsaehery
Through Glass.
LONDON, March IA dispatch to
the Daily Mail from Asvogel Kop, dated
Sunday, March II, says;
"The white flag treachery was per-
sonally witnessed at DrlefonteIn by
Lord Roberts. who was looking through
q telescope when the Welsh were
charging and saw the Beers hold up
tbeIr hands, show the flag and drop
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TO Paris Exposition.

Cooks Excursions from Wheeling in.
clude oil necessary expenses,
"a dayB........ $40 SO days. 49,. 5000
II days..,...., 1925 "a days,....... $3.50
For particulars address,
j. G. ToMLINsoN,
Steamship Agent.
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INSURANCE.

For Sale by Charles r. Goethe. Druggist
Twelfth and Market streets.
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Blood Poison slight that III
victim 6nly ~ the grasp before the
ETn IT, oseT blood quickly fed with this poisonous
glands patches In the mouth sores on scalp ulcers on tongue sol
skin coed oc and falling hair and eyebrow
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Mondays police court was a blank.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-08
TWO YEARS IN SWOON
SAN FRANCISCO GIRL uNCON.
SCIOUS FROM ASPHvxiATiON
Having Quarreled with Her Lover
She Attempts Suicide by the Coal
Gas Method-Bad Weather Retards
Development of Spring Trade.

Elda Wilbur OF San Francisco, who for
nearly two years has been unconscious,
as result of asphyxiation by gas, is
coming back to life slowly. The other
day she suddenly opened her eyes, smiled
sadly and said: Nobody loves me now"
Attendants hurried to her bedside, full of
hope that the long sleep had terminated,
but Miss Wilbur had relapsed. Repeat
eddy within the past fortnight she has
awakened and murmured those words,
but all the eager endeavors of her rela-
tives will not move her to say more than
Nobody loves me now" For long months
this beautiful girl has lain insensible,
while her pulse beat almost regularly and
the fresh color was bright in her cheeks.
She seemed in a natural sleep that any
sound or jar might break, but for two
years the best physicians available labor
ed vainly to awaken her. For two years,
since she quarreled with James Dunphy,
her betrothed, and was found next morn
ing unconscious in room full of illumin-
ating gas, she has uttered no articulate
word and has given no sign of sense till
recently.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-08
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to 5000; hogs, shipping grades,
$500 to $500; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to 5000; wheat, No. 2 red, 63c to 65c;
corn, No. 2, 34c to 36c; oats, No. 2, 23c
to 24c; rye, No. 2, Ole to 53c: butter,
choice creamery, &c to 29c; eggs, fresh,
13c to 15c; potatoes, choice, 3Sc to 45c
per bushel.
1ndianapolis-Cat shipping, $500 to
5000; hogs, choice light, $500 to $500;
sheep, common to prime, $500 to $500;
wheat, No. 2. Csc to Zoe; corn, No.
white, 33c to 35c; oats, No. white,
26c to CSC.
st. Louis-Cattle, 1925 to 5000; hogs.
$500 to $500; sheep, $500 to $500;
wheat, No. 2, Zoe to TIC; corn, No. 2
yellow, 33c to 35c; oats, No. 2, &c to
25c; rye, No. 2, SAC to Soc.
| Cincinnati-Cattle,$ $3.50 to 5000; hogs,
wheat, No. 2, 73c to 74c; corn, No.
mixed, Doc to SIC; oats, No. mixed, 25c
to &c; rye, No. 2, Gle to 63c.
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 to 5000; hogs.
$500 to $5.25; sheep, $500 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2, Tic to 73c; corn, No.
yellow, 35c to SIC; oats, No. 2 white, &c
to 2Sc; rye, 5Sc to 60c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed, Zoe to
re; corn, No. 2 mixed. 35c to 36c; oats.
No. mixed, 25c to &c; rye, No. =, SIC
to SOC; clover seed, old, $4.95 to $5.O5.
Milwaukee-Wheat. No. 2 northern,
63c to 65c; corn. No. 3. 33c to 35c; oats,
No. 2 white. 25c to 20c: rye, No. /, SIC
to Csc; barley, No. 2, 45c to 40c; pork,
mess, $10.25 to $10.T5.
Buffalo-Cattle, good shipping steers.
$500 to $G.25; hogs. common to choice,
1926 to $5.25: sheep. fair to choice. $500
TO $3.50; lambs. common TO extra. $3.50
to $500.
New York-Cnttle. 1925 to $3.50: hogs,
$500 to $3.50: sheep. $500 to x0.25:
wheat. No. 2 red, 7jc to tic: corn, No. 2,
41c to 43c; oats. No. 2 white. Bic to &c:
butter. creamery, zoe to 25c; eggs, west.
ern. lac to 15c.
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Brief News Items.

1t has been determined that light is an
important factor in sugar production. re-
cent investigations showing that the SUI
gar content of the plant is dependent on
the amount of direct sunlight received
A Lehigh Valley Railroad engine re-
Gently accomplished the feat of hauling n
train consisting of thirty-threc steel cars
of 100000 pounds capacity and thirty
seven wooden cars OF $4,000 pounds ca
pacity. each fully loaded with anthracite
coal. The total weight of the seventy
cars was 1867 tons.
There are now about $500 deer belong
ing to the Government in Alaska, which
are leased out among the natives near
the missionary stations TO be taken care
OF under the supervision of Government
agents. The people who take care OF
them are allowed to keep the increase,
which is about 80 per cent a year.
BY a strange coincidence the bronze
Spanish cannon which was presented TO
the city OF Bangor through the influence
OF Congressman Boutelle was mounted
In front of the custom house building on
Its own birthday. Feb. o. On the brecch
- engraved the date of its makc-Fcb.
D. lsS7-which was just 113 years be-
Tore the gun was mounted In Bangor.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-08

he directed against them. The Outland-
ers paid nine-tenths of the taxes and yet
had little or no voice in the government.
All that is wanted by the Outlanders,
said Mr.. Hammond, is the establishment
Of the principle that there shall be no
taxation without representation.
In Mr.. Hammond's opinion, the pres
ent strife was forced upon President
Kruger by his inability to longer con-
troll the widespread conspiracy he had
built up against England. Dom Paul,
said Mr.. Hammond, was waiting for a
rupture between Great Britain and
some other power when he would make
his effort to attain independence. For
many years the Beers were actively
pursuing a scheme of conspiracy for
driving the English from South Africa
and were buying guns, building fortifi-
cations and hiring foreign officers in an
ticipation of u conflict.
1t might be supposed that Mr.. Ham
mond was prejudiced in the matter in
favor Of the English because of his
participation in movements against the
Beers, but, he claims, this view Of the
matter would be wrong. He spoke as an
American, he. said, and put the facts Of
the case plainly before his auditors.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-08
10000 90

against a lawyer charged with being the
agent Of Clark in disbursing money for
corrupt purposes. The charges and coun-
ter charges are so voluminous that the
general public is at q loss to know just
how much is fact and how much is fic-
ton. Senator Clark's own admission on
the witness stand, however, is startling
enough. He gave to the committee a de-
tailed statement of expenditures for po-
litical purposes in the campaign resulting
in his election. These amount to $780,
900. And this statement did not include
gifts Of $1,000 each to three men who
had been active workers in his behalf.
Senator Clark denied all the charges
Of corruption laid at his door, and seemed
20 think himself absolved from all blame
Il he could prove to the Senate committee
hearing his case that he had spent only
$4,000 in the campaign. That amount,
he assumed, could be expended without
violating the code Of political ethics.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-08
SAMPSON DENIES CHARGES.
Admiral Makes Reply 10 Assertion,
of Concas v PuIau,


of Concas y Pu1au.
In addition to the matter already made
public, the bureau of naval intelligence
issues a translation of Capt. Victor N.
Concas Pulau's criticisms on Admiral
Sampson. The commander Of the Infanta
Maria Teresa says:
''The Cristobal Colon was less fortu-
nate than any Of the others, for although
ran ashore on sand. II Admiral Samp-
son, with more seamanlike spirit, had or
dered divers to close the valves he could
most certainly have saved the cruiser, but
with feverish impotence he towed her off
with his own flagship, the New York.
Hardly had the ship been floated when
she began to list, and turning over, that
noble cruiser went to the bottom of the
sea forever"
This statement was shown to the ad-
miral, and he made the following reply:
'The Cristobal Colon surrendered, ran
ashore, and broke her sea valves. Her
captain, after he came aboard the New
York, assured He that the Colon was In
good order. This statement was, of
course, disproved. The valves had been
broken, and could not be closed. / ac-
cused the captain of having broken the
valve stems. He declared that il it was
done the engineer did 1t, and that it was
without his knowledge or consent. Con-
sidering the fact that the ship had been
sunk after she had surrendered made me
recommend that the commanding officer
he retained on board, or that he be shot
as having destroyed public property,
~hich after her surrender, belonged to
fha conff,.