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New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

tain Stevens, close to our noorings She came in
swiftly and took her anchorage with precision quite
a contrast to the Spanish steamers that entered
and lett the harbor slowly and anchored only
after much backing and filling
The usual eIght-o clock reports were made, in
surfing that the routine safeguards for the security
OF the ship had been carried out by the principal
petty officers. Nine-o clock lights had been re-
ported out, and all but the men on watch were in
their hammocks. The watch had been mustered
by the officer OF the deck and he had satisfied him
self that they were acquainted with their duties. l
was IN the Office writing the usual letter home.
Having some stamps hat needed muciage I Went
INTO the Captain $ office In passing the cabin door
| noticed Captain Sigsbee occupied in writing. In
the office found Mr Holden. the Captain aide and
after fixing the stamp I stood talking to him.
Moment of the Explosion
a T that moment came the explosion The noise
and the shock, with a single long crash, fell on
the senses, stupefyingly for a minute. The electric
lights went out once, and the door was closed by
the shock. was few seconds in opening the door,
and, followed by Nr Holden. made for the top of
the after superstructure. Before the door was
opened, L remember hearing noise. which |
know TO have been fragments falling on the deck;
but then thought 1t vessel firing into
When | reached the deck, the shreks and groans Of
the wounded and diving were terrible and it was a
great relief hear the voice OF Captain Sigsbee as
he gave the order TO lower the boats, for a we'll
regulated naval mind the first thought is for the
ship and the second for the Captain.
It was necessary to care at once for the men who
had been thrown into the by the force of the
explosion, and the boats ordered to be lowered.
The next was for the magazines and the order was
given TO food them The latter order gave the first
intnation of the immense damage done the ship;
for as started to repeat the order open the flood
cocks, looked down the ward-room hatch and saw
the water rushing aft insurng against any further
explosions in that part OF the vessel In starting
lower the quarter boats, the only ones accessible,
went from fall fall that all ready, and
then first realized how few of the had reached
the after part OF the ship the boats were lowered
and manned largely by officers.
All the ship destroyed or under water except
the after superstructure, and the few who
reached there safely were on watch at the time of
the explosion or sleeping aft. OF course, the
quarter boats only were left, and the officers and
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No Excitement or Confusion

FROM the time the first order was given after the
explosion, everything was conducted as if it had
been daily drill. There was no sign of confusion
excitement among the officers the few men left
The anxiety to rescue the wounded and burned men
from the water was great but the boats were
lowered with precision, and there was no unneceS-
sary noise. There were no signs of shaky nerves.
The first thought after reaching the City of
Washington to have muster and ascertain
the extent of the disaster as far as the officers
and crew were concerned. Those on the City of
Washington were soon reckoned up. An officer
was sent to the Alfonso XII. and fairly complete
list of the saved obtained The four officers who
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had been on Shore reported on
the steamer. The list of the
missing was appalling; the larger
portion of the crew and two
officers were unaccounted for.
a wholesale murder of sleep
ing men! Not a painful death
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otth- the harbor OF Havana was
oi,au- Spaniards. Once when
1 ierry iei with spectators was
Teru-r a bull fight and passed
r the ship The passengers jeered at US
q Used .nst.i-iu- bets.
1ay three OF o-- visitors were known to be
,-llsh arinv Officers and while they were courte-
/ -syreceivei an iuto theotlcers' 'mess-room,
/ refused to q .- 10 take any refreshments,
-i seemed ars. e- out Of the ship After
Il y LETT the o-.- -.a ieel. said that the boat
IN who braa-a. o5 to the ship was excited,
1 appeared o. -.-- --r The Spanish officers might
/ me 10 harm G--l Ice was frequently threat
| nd bur 10 a-t we're made on his lie. and he
aned TO thru. threats One or two small
4al-llis were ei. calling on good Spaniards
band Together XII the 1ankee pigs, and
--4te1llng u ur the Maine: but they were
a obscure nd were unworthy OF notice.
--ecan be q that the Representatives Of
'an the Cover General and the Council, did
mat inte--a. courtesy and good faith could
a-re,
-ae lossia- ..rg blown up had occasionally
c1 discussed Hari-room, as il was possible
gat torpedo i mine under the ship in spite
or extreme aee, but no great danger was
--ilapated IN sh a Eeeap pom, as we felt that If
a,Fpeao sha us To seel, the mud with our
et9mr there .e left sufficient buoyancy TO
aep our bis a.e water. With our turrets
~ o. water -- way - the magazines clear,
Havana would -- mercy. 10 one imagined
n! Serious from torpedo or mine
P 3iity Of Treachery
TIE scheme / thought possible, If treachery
was inter The utra-S panish, was for one Of
ne ierTy-ooar riiei constantly across the har-
'r and Ire" PASSED close to the Maine, TO I'll
z With aTlne and 10 run aboard Us with the
Mention OF the ship. This attempt must
nave failed. a--e on our guard. but If well
oAaucted the 5at have gained such foothold
4 70 have 4 serious sacrifice OF lie before
'--y We're DR.. .Eerboard.
he oons-4r -a-arts made TO the Captain day
" Two before ere blown UP serve to show how
's-@nt the It's were in reporting suspicious
''11S etc z -er was seen gong to one OF the
r,34-Satla'ltil ers apparently to unload powder.
Dlth her cou- .-i her looks were unusual, and she
'aS kept IN 81. by officers and her movements re-
;-l,ea until She disappeared around the point of
.--a near the --enal. She was apparently boat
.--1laea ior laying, and had certain facilities
u hanging u. mines and leading the cables No
1l4S IKE tins j been seen before; but afterward
'5 FOUND thu re were several IN the harbor Her
1'@tic course due probably
heavy l- and the desire q
II tow II
e'Tuarg .s q quiet day Ej
--V2nlylnc.i worthy Of being - .
.l-s'a5erei the anchoring = -
p b. fs
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an course due probably
neaFy ! and the desire
efuarE quiet day.
.-5'nlyinci a-,hy ofbeing
IN 2eTe- % the anchoring
e Oily " Ha5hlngton, Cap
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
SINKING OF THE MAINE
By CAPTAIN RICHARD WAINWRIGHT. U.s.N

THERE were many signs that the presence
II II th- the harbor of Havana was
oi,o-- >panIaris. Once when a
= ierrl sied with spectators was
ret.-- I. . bill ight and PASSED
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RAILROAD RATE
DISCRIMINATION
Alleged in Case Now Being Heard In
chicago-Starting Testimony
BY Witness.

Chicago, Oct. 31.--Rudolph N. Pat
terson, president Of the auditing com
pany which inspired number of suit
against the Chicago & Alton, alleging
discrimination in freight rates, tool
the stand today in the hearing of thf
first case against the road in which
President FELTON,, of the Alton line
testified yesterday. The suit was
brought in the name of Zembrock and
Sons, of Springfield Illinois, and Mr.
Patterson declared on the stand to
day that he had a verbal contract will
the plaintiffs by which his company
was to receive fifty per cent of the
amount recovered from the railroad.
"We were to get fifty per cent of
the robbery" said the witness. What
is that?" demanded Attorney Shaw of
the Chicago & Alton.
did you say fifty per cent of the
robbery?" "Yes,' said Patterson, 81
told Mr.. Zembrock that the railroad
had been robbing him for years and
said that he could recover damages as
we'll as the sum paid by him in excess
of the proper amount" The witness
produced duplicate freight bills show
ing that thirty-six cents had been
paid for a shipment of one hundred
pounds Of freight from East st. Louis
to Springfield, while but twenty-five
cents had been charged for ship
ment for the same amount and the
same class of goods from East st.
Louis to Peoria.
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INSPECTED RANGES ON
FOREST RESERVES
Supervisor kneipp Found Them in Ex-
celIent Condition--Over 100000
Sheep Grazing.

After an absence from the city of
over a month, during which time he
travelled the length and breadth of
the Jemez Forest Reserve, Forest
Supervisor Leon f. Kneipp has re.
turned and is once more directing his
work from his Office in the Federal
building. The entire trip was made
on horseback and he was in the sad
die continuously some days from ear
ly morning until late at night.
Mr.. Kneipp's tour of the larger of
the two forest reserves under his SUI
pervision was mainly for the purpose
of inspecting the grazing lands within
its borders. 81 found the ranges in
better condition than they have been
for many years he stated yesterday
to representative of the New Mexi
can. "This is partly due to the heavy
rains that have fallen during the year
in that region and partly to the fact
that the number of live stock graz
ing in the reserve has been de-
creased"
Livestock permits show over two
hundred thousand sheep are on the
different forest reserve ranges, but
as a matter of fact there are fully half
as many more According to the off
cial figures as compiled from the per-
mits the following are the number of
classified domestic animals now graz
ing within the forest boundaries:
Sheep, 222,1S0; goats, S,O97; cattle,
1895; horses, 975. The live stock per-
mits show an increase of only forty
per cent on sheep and cattle.
Actual settlers residing on home.
stead claims inside the reserves are
allowed six head of work or milk
animals without grazing charges and
this exemption serves to increase the
total number of horses, cattle and
goats.
In Cochiti Canon, l. A. Dye is es-
tablishing his saw mill and will soon
begin cutting the matured timber
which he purchased recently from
Uncle Sam. Mr.. Dye has the founia-
tion ready for the saw mill and three
steam boilers are now being installed
Workmen have been working for some
Time repairing the wagon roads to
facilitate the hauling of logs to the
saw mill
The proposed school of instruction
for the guards of the Pecos and Jemez
Reserves which are under the super
vision of Mr.. Kneipp and which he
had intended to hold some time in
October will be postponed until next
spring. The Jemez Reserve is short
handed at present, there being only
nine rangers on duty now, when the
quota allowed calls for fourteen.
F. J. Phillips, Of Washington, D. c.,
a forest assistant connected with the
chief office, is now a visitor in Santa
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up in the strict path of rectitude and
duty and received very good educa.
tiOn. AT the age of eighteen, he came
to New Mexico as clerk in the ex.
tensive stores of the John Becker
Mercantile Company at Belen FIX
hibiting remarkable business ability
and foresight, possessing great homes
ty of purpose and of character and
showing himself to be a hard worker,
Mr.. Dalies rose rapidly, step by step,
and today is manager of one OF the
branch stores of the company at Will
lard being a stockholder of the com
pany and also vice president of a new
bank in the same town. He is wi.
out doubt, one of the most successful
and one of the shrewdest Of the
younger merchants in the Sunshine
Territory. He enjoys the respect of
the communities in which he has re-
sided since coming to New Mexico
and has many friends in both political
parties. He is sturdy Republican.
The chances for his election are of
the best, although in years gone by
two of the counties now comprising
the district were Democratic in pol
tics If elected he will prove one of
the most valuable members Of the
council. He will take leading part
in shaping and passing wholesome
legislation owing to his personal quail
fication, his high character and his
great legislative experience. The vot.
ers of the Eleventh Council District
will serve their own best interests
and those Of the people Of the Tnr.i
tory by giving him handsome ma
jority next election day.
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TODAY'S NEWS SERVICE.

Page Legislative Nominations
Countess Asks for Divorce; Fake
Rumors About Poor Utes, Record OF
Carl A. Dalies; Record of Colonel H
H. Belts; Record of w. D. Murray;
Telegraphic and Local News.
Page Editorial.
Page 3,--New Mexico Law Best in
Country; Hotel Arrivals; News Stor-
les From New Mexico Points.
Page 4.-Personal Mention,
Page 5.-Minor City Topics.
Page 6.--Interesting General Wealth
er Summary For November; New
Stories.
Page New Mexican's Daily Short
Story; Get into the habit of reading it.
Page S.-Telegraphic and Local
News Stories; Market Report by
Wire; Official Matters; Personal Men
tion and Minor City Topics Continu-
ed; Official Weather Forecast.
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Carl A. Dalies, of Willard. Torrance
County, has been placed in nomination
by the Republicans of the Eleventh
Council District composed of Lincoln,
Otero and Torrance Counties, as their
candidate to represent them in the up
per branch Of the 37th Legislative AS
sembly.
Mr. Dalies is one of the best known
and host highly respected citizens and
business men of central New Mexico
He has served with great credit and
honor as member of the House OF
Representatives from Valencia County
in the 34th, 35th and 36th Legislative
Assemblies; in the latter he was the
presiding officer of the body and dis
charged the duties of the position ad-
mirably and efficiently. He proved
himself to be a fine presiding officer,
well versed in parliamentary law, i'm
partial, quick to see a point courteous
and affable During his legislative
service, ne supported what was right
and proper and much good legislation
now in force was passed by his active
support and work and constant and
strict performance of duty.
Mr.. Dalies is comparatively speak
ing young man. Young men, how
ever are coming to the front in the
Sunshine Territory and it is good
thing that this is so. He was born
December 9TH, 1875, at Minominee
Falls, Wisconsin. During his child
hood his family removed to Racine,
and afterwards to Ripon, in the same
state His father was Lutheran
clergyman and the son was brought
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Herewith the New Mexican pro-
duces portrait of Howard H. Belts,
the Republican nominee for the House
of Representatives., 37th New Mexico
Legislative Assembly from the Fif
teenth District, composed of the
Counties of Grant and Luna. Few men
are more thoroughly popular through
out the Territory than is Mr.. Belts.
He has been resident Of Grant Coun-
ty for twenty years and was born in
Danbury, Connecticut, December l.
1855, but to one of his genial disposi
tion and kindly courteous manner
the years do not tell and no one would
suspect him OF having passed the
half century mark. AS lad he moved
with his parents to Brooklyn and in
1873 entered the employ of Austin
Nichols & Company, large wholesale
grocers with which firm he remained
for thirteen years. rising from the
position of general utility boy to the
headship of one of the most important
departments in that great establish
ment, and this By diit of sheer pluck
and faithful fidelity and loyalty to the
interests Of his employers. Lured by
the call of the wild ne resigned his
position in Blooklyn in 1886 and came
to Silver City and entered the employ
of Morrill, & company, wholesale groc-
ers. The following year he embark
ed in the grocery business for himself
in the same town In 1897 be was
elected city clerk of Silver City. and
probably no better proof of his eff
cheney as public servant could be
adduced than the fact that he has
held that position ever since. For
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FAKE RUMORS
Of POOR UTEs
Heard on All Sides
Troops Still
Arriving.
REPORTS OF BATTLE UNTRUE
Renegade Tribe May Make
Combination With Dis
satisfied Cheyennes.

Butte, Mont, Oct. 3l,--A special
from Sheridan, Wyoming, says
"The danger of seven or eight hun
dred Cheyenne Indians joining the
renegade Utes has become reality.
Today six companies will leave Fort
Sheridan and proceed up Tongue Rive
to Ashland, to join forces with the
troops from Fort Keogh. These troops
cannot hope to reach Ashland before
Thursday night. The main band of
Utes is still in the vicinity of Moore
head. The braves are sulen and seem
not afraid of the soldiers.
Fake Rumors Afloat in All Directions.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 31.-Rumors of
fight between the troops and Chey-
ennes in Wyoming are discredited at
military headquarters here, no advices
of that kind having been received. On
the other hand, message sent from
the front by courier last night and
wired to headquarters today said that
the Indians were peaceably inclined
and that there was no truth in the
wild reports.
Utes Headed For Ashland.
Sheridan, Wyo.. Oct 31.--The Utes
have crossed the Wyoming line and
are apparently making for Ashland
the appointed meeting place with the
Cheyennes. They are going down
Hanging Woman Creek and will reach
its mouth on Tongue River near Bir
ney, probably today, The troops un-
der Colonel Auguer left Sheridan to-
day but will not be able to reach Bir-
ney before tomorrow night Unless
the Utes are headed off by the troops
coming overland from Fort Keogh
they may join the Cheyennes Friday
night.
One Report Says Browns Are Work
Ing On Construction Gang
Ranchmen living near Ashland ar.
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three years he served as a member
of the Territorial Board of Peniten-
tiary Commissioners, greater par
of that time being the president
the board. For two terms he was
deputy assessor of Grant County and
in September of this year, was ap.
pointed assessor of the county by Gov
ernor Hagerman upon the death of
A. B. Laird He is also an aide-de-camp
on the staff of Governor Hagerman
with the rank of colonel. Mr.. Belts
was one of the incorporators of the
Silver City, Pinos Altos and Mogollon
Railroad, which is now completed to
Pinos Altos. He is prominent secret
society man and for five years has
been the efficient secretary of the Sill.
yer City Ells' lodge. He is also a
member of the Ancient Order of Uni
ted Workmen and Knights of Pythias.
In 1883 he was united in marriage with
Miss Anna Newcomb, cultured lady
of Boston, belonging to one of the
best Bay State families. One daughter
was born to this union, but the par
ents were called upon to part with
her after she had frightened their
home for six years.
Grant County has never had more
faithful public official or one more
znalouS in the narfOrmanna nf NJ
duties than Celonel Belts. He mas
been absolutely true to every posi-
tion of public trust he has held and
he has been honored tima after time
He is a man of more than ordinary
ability and keeness of mind and will
faithfully represent the district from
which he is a candidate in the lower
house of the legislature.
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out Of his thirties. and this
speaks more highly than words,
of the ability and energy of
the man. Whatever he sets
himself TO do, he does with all his
might and this explains in a measure.
the wonderful success that has
crowned his efforts Mr. Murray will
make an ideal legislator by reason of
his ripe experience and thorough
knowledge Of the needs of the south
ern section of the Territory and that
he will look after the interests of his
constituents with the same fidelity
to duty that has won him such an ex-
traordinary amount of personal sue
cess those who know the man cannot
doubt.
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COUNTESS ASKS
FOR DIVORCE
From Count Castel-
lane in Paris
Court.
SAYS He STRUCK HER
Before Servants--M Was
Cause of All Trouble
Society Talks.

Paris. Oct 9l.-The Castellane di
vorce case was heard this afternoon
before NJ Henry Ditte, president OF
the Tribunal of the First Instance OF
the Seine, Neither the Count nor the
| Countess was present. Maitre Cruppi
attorney for the countess pleaded for
the divorce on the documentary eyi
dence submitted.
One extended review by tile coun-
sci for countess declared that the
countess at the beginning of the suit
was not acting under outside influence
but solely for the purpose of ending
forever, the peril of the moral desola-
tion OF her household Explaining that
by her marriage contract the regime
OF separate property was established
rom the very beginning.
Countess Money Caused All the
Trouble.
1t was stated that the domestic diff.
ficulties were over the question of
money. Ill treatment soon followed,
the count even striking the plaintiff
before her servants. When the coun-
sci reached the question of infidelty.
the charges against Count Boni did
not mention names but designated the
correspondents as Madame A, and
Madame B, etc.
All society of Paris is talking again
over the domestic troubles of the
count and countess. 1T is the leading
story of the French press For over
a year, the domestic affairs of the
Castel.ane family, have been the sub
iect of gossip, lurid and otherwise.
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W. D. Murray, the Republican nom
lnee for the Council from the Tenth
District composed of the Counties Of
Grant, Luna and Dona Ana, is a resi-
dent of Silver City and is president of
the Silver City National Bank. He
has been a resident of Grant County
for over twenty years and has risen
from clerk in country store at
Central to the ownership of large
establishment in the same
town besides being president of
the Silver City National Bank and
heavily interested in many laudable
local enterprises. This rapid advance
ment in the business world has all
been accomplished within the last
fifteen years, Mr., Murray is not yet
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SOLDIERS SHOOT
RUSSIAN ROBBERS
Men Who Held Up Custom Officers
Taken to Cronstadt For Execu.
tion--Women Arrested.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 31.-Eight of the
identified participants in the robbery
of October 27, of Cashier Hermann,
Of the custom house. according to
papers here, were condemned to be
transported by steamer last night
to Cronstadt for execution by squad
of soldiers. Several women have been
arrested on suspicion of completely,
including one who had possession of
large quantity of explosives, but no
trace has been found of the mysteri.
Gus woman who decamped with the
cash. The police are now working
on the theory that she was man in
disguise The past fortnighPs record
of important robberies throughout the
empire show that of the twenty-three
committed in addition to the St. Pet
ersburg robbery last week. sl52 900.
was seeued
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NORTH DAKOTA
PRAIRIE FIRE.
Swept Wide Path Destroying All Be.
fore it-PeopIe Badly Burned
But No Deaths.

Dickinson, N. D., Oct. 31.-Reports
received here today show that the
prairie fire which swept the country
south of here Sunday was the worst
of its kind in seventeen years. 1t
started north of saltwater and burned
path seven miles wide. Buildings,
hay. cattle, hogs and sheep were de-
stroyed. No fatalities are reported al
though several persons were badly
burned.
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riving here today, say the report that
all the Cheyenne warriors are at work
on the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway constructing gang is a mis-
take. They say the tribe could muster
six hundred armed and mounted war
riOrS