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The Hulk of the Maine Said
to Be In Ribbons.
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SUBMARINE MINE STORY.
Theory Has Weight Among the
Survivors.
STOVE IN HER PORT SIDE.
Effect There Looks Like External
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New York, Feb. 21.—A 1 special to-the
Tribune from Havana, says: “The Maine
is actually in ribbons, but, enough of the
vessel remains to make possible whether
the explosion came from without or with
in.
“The officers of the Maine do not pub
licly discuss the theory of a sub-marine
mine, which may have been set off by the
explosion, but it evidently has weight with
them. They are particularly anxious fdr
points to be gathered from the examina
tion of the plates of the hull. Their belief
is that these will have to establish wheth
er the explosive force came from without
or not.
“The nature of the damage to the port
•Ide has not been fully settled, but the
weight of opinion seems to be that the hole
was made by an external explosion.
"Capt. Slgsbee thinks that the investiga
tion to be made by him will be completed
in three days, and the result laid before
the court of inquiry.
“Capt. Gen. Blanco and the palace offi
cials show every official courtesy. Their
eincerity Is undoubted; so is their anxiety.
A special effort is being made to discourage
talk of the explosion being otherwise than
accidental.
“The newspapers give prominence to
dispatches saying that it is recognized in
the United States that the casualty was
purely an accident. Prominence is also
given to Madrid dispatches quoting Pre
mier Sagasta and other Spanish statesmen
to the effect that the sympathy and sor
row has caused a friendly feeling between
Spain and the United States.
"Notwithstanding these assurances from
abroad, a painful impression is caused
in Cuba by the knowledge that a consid
erable element among the Spanish classes
rejoice with little secrecy over the disas
ter. If instances were isolated, it would
not be important. Unfortunately, the veri
fied cases are too many to support this
charitable view. In several places Spanish
army officers have drunk toasts that other
vessels of the American navy may follow
the Maine-.
“In Matanzns, where mutterings were
heard at the time of the Montgomery's vis
it, the Intransigents newspaper La Re
gion publishes an article saying in sub
stance that the calamity to the Maine
was judgment on the United States for
sending h ship to Havana as an “affec
tionate sign of sympathy toward the tvf
fering and heroic Spanish nation." The
tone is one of mingled sarcasm and mock
condolence;
"In a frequented restaurant In Havana
Inst night on the bill of fare was "Chicken,
•i la Maine." This indicates the feeling
of a part of the populace, especially the
volunteers.
“While aware of these manifestations,
Capt. gigsbee and Consul General Ix*e
concur in advice against sending further
war vessels to Havana at present.'*
BITTER AGAINST THE SPANISH.
An American Just Back From Ha
vana Fusions.
New York, Feb. 21—The Ward Line
steamer Beguranca arrived at quarantine
to-day from Tampico and Havana. The
Beguranca arrived at Havana at 10 o'clock
in the morning after the disaster of the
Maine, and passed close by the wreck.
The Beguranca’s passengers said that
great excitement prevailed at Havana,
and at the time of sailing the foreign pop
ulation was generally of the opinion that
the Maine was destroyed by design. Thev
cited among other things in support of
this theory the fact that the Spanish nmn
of-wnr Alfonso XII, which w u « anchored
iteur the Maine, changed her moorings just
previous to the disaster.
One of the passengers, William I* Car
bin, went so far as to say he saw a boat
go n<-ar the Maine a short time previous
to the explosion. He said he would go to
Washington to make a statement befnw.
the authorities.
C. P. Holcomb of Newcastle, Del ct®
of the (>assengers on board the Seguranc x
was outspoken In his belief that the in-
VMtigation would reveal some start ling
circumstances.
“1 wtnt to Havana." said Mr. Holcomb
“not at all In sympathy with the Instil
gents; but on Wednesday, when we got to
Havana. I believe any of the Americans
on board were In a mood to commit mur
der. The flags of the Spanish warship
were not at half-mast. The vessels of all
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all lung diseases.”
Ager’s
Cherry Pectoral
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other nationalities had paid this slight
tribute to the dead.
"The contrast between the bearing of the
Spaniards and the Cubans is strong. At
the funeral of the Maine’s seamen, the
Cuban women in the streets were almost
all dressed in mourning, while the Spanish
women wore colors. The only American
flags I saw in the whole procession were
two small ones, about three by six inches.
“I went aboard the Alphonso XII, and
was received politely. The only expres
sion of regret I heard there was from cn
officer, who complained that the force of
the Maine's explosion had broken his toi
let bottles. There can be no Mistaking the
indifference of the Spaniards in Havana
over the loss of the warship and those on
board. On Thursday, while driving to the
cemetery with two American friends, I
was assailed with jeers, and some one
threw a large stone at our carriage.”
F. W. Bobbitts of this city, who was
with Mr. Holcomb in thecarriage, aeffied.
“That is perfectly true. In fact, one or
two children yelled after us that they had
blown up the Americans, and that they
were glad of it. I did not hear a single
expression of regret for the terrible loss
of life from any Spaniard during the time
I was in Havana."
Frank Weinhamer of this city, an eye
witness of the explosion, a fellow passen
ger of Mr. Holcomb, told the following
story: "On Tuesday evening 1 strolled
down to the river front for a breath of
fresh air. I was about 300 yards from the
Maine. The first intimation I had of an
explosion was a crunching sound. They
there came a terrible roar. Immense
pieces of debris flew skyward from the
Maine. Some of them must have been
thrown at least 300 feet. It looked as
though the whole inside M the ship hail
Isen blown out. Many persons on the
pier, were nearly thrown from their fset
by the force of the explosion. The air
became stiffing with smoke."
Mr. Weinhamer said he heard an excited
Spaniard deciare shortly after the explo
sion that If the Americans sent another
warship it also would be blown up.”
William L. Carbin, the passenger who
professed io have important information
about the explosion, refuses to make any
further statements than he made quaran
tine. The other passengers of the Segur
anca did not take Mr. Carbin as seriously
as he took himself.
COURT OF INQIIHY AT HAVANA.
Capt. I’eral in Consultation With the
American Officer*.
Havana, Feb, 21.-The United Slates
light-house tender Mangrove arrived this
morning, having on board the officers com
posing the court, of inquiry appointed by
Rear Admiral Sicard to Inquire into the
loss of the Maine,
The commander of the Fern sent a boat
at 10 o’clock for Capt. Feral and his secre
tary, Lieut. Sillas of the Spanish navy,
who are to take part in the Spanish in
vestigation into the disaster. They were
taken on board the Mangrove, and at 1
o’clock were still conferring with the
American officers.
The divers this morning recovered two
more bodies, some files of documents nnd
books.
The board of inquiry met on the Man
grove at 10 o'clock this morning, with
Capts. Sampson and Chadwick and Lieu
tenant Commanders Potter and Mart*
present. Capt, Sampson presided, and
Lieutenant Commander Marlx, recently
executive officer of the Maine, acted as
recorder.
Capt. Sigs bee, the commander of the
Maine, was the first witness. He was un
der examination until 1 o’clock this after
noon, at which hour an adjournment was
taken.
It is probable that no further witnesses
will be heard to-dny, but the board will
make a careful personal examination of
the wreck, near which the Mangrove is
anchored.
Capt. Sampson received the Associated
Press correspondent immediately after the
morning session of the board. He said,
in the course of the interview; “I would
be glad to give the Associated Press, news
but owing to the delicate situation, the
board has decided to make nothing what
ever public. 1 do not know what testimo
ny may develop or when, and it is only fair
to the Spanish government not to tell the
public the testimony until all has been re
ceived, and the findings have been consid
ered.
You may say that this rule is absolute.
Due care will be taken for the rigid en
forcement of it, and all stories purporting
to come from the court should be set down
as false. I have no idea as to how long
the court will remain here. No one is au
thorised to fix the time, as the members
themselves do not know. I shall give the
Associated Press such routine news of the
proceedings as Is proper.”
Capt. Slgsbee told the correspondent that
he was quite pleased with the examination,
and that he was able to answer all ques
tions asked, not only as to his own acts
but as to those of his subordinates on the
Maine.
Consul General Lee says the Spanish
officials arc not interfering with the inves
tigation into the causes of the disaster.
He has notified the captain of the port
that the wrecking tug Right Arm will be
h*re to-morrow train the Merritt and
voa/mau Pock Wrecking Company. No
THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK): THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24. 1898.
objection will be made to the presence of
the tug or her prospective work. will
probably make an early attempt to save
the big guns, and if possible the more
movable parts of the Maine’s machinery.
To-morrow morning Consul General Lee
will escort the officers of the court of in
quiry to pay visits of ceremony to the
captain general and Admiral Manterola.
To-day the divers found a copper cylin
der used in conveying charges to the six
inch guns. The fact that it had exploded
seems to show that there was an explo
sion in the magazine for fixed ammuni
tion on the port side forward.
All the wounded men, except two, are
doing well. Paul Loftus and one other
will be taken to Key West Wednesday by
the Bache.
This afternoon’the court of inquiry per
sonally inspected the wreck of the Maine.
By their invitation Capt. Peral, appoint
ed by the Spanish government as a special
judge to investigate the disaster, and his
secretary, viewed the divers at work.
Capt. Peral expressed his appreciation of
the courtesies shown to him by the court
of inquiry.
JONES FIRES OFF HIS JOKE.
LEAVES THE GATE OPEN SO HE CAN
ENTER THE RACE IF HE WISHES.
Says He Is for Himself if He Runs,
and if He Doesn't Is for Candler.
The So-Called Platform Supposed
to Be In Candler’s Interest, But the
Latter, Nevertheless, Comes in for
Some of Its Ridicule.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 21.—Sam Jones’ “plat
form" for Governor came forth on sched
ule time this afternoon, but, as stated in
these dispatches last night, the document
did not put the evangelist in the race. He
says he Is a candidate, but is not running
yet. The letter, which is four columns
long, Is a roast of the politicians, Gov. At
kinson and his- followers in particulars. Al
though the purpose of the letter is to help
Col. Candler, M'tOo Comes in for a share
of ridicule. Here are a few choice selec
tions from the evangelist's political espis
tle. Referring to Cob Candler’s famous
recently published letter, he says: “Allen
D. was worse scared..than he was hurt,
dead sure, or he never would have written
that second letter. If I had been him I
would have stuck to that letter and fought
it out with them as long as I could kick
or hit or shoot or cut, and when hands
and legs were, gone and teeth worn out,
I’d a gumed ’em till I died. Oh, if Mr.
Candler had stuck to that first letter and
said: ‘Gentlemen, I have made a lot of
shoes, they are my shoes and your fit. I
call no names but every fellow
number.’
“But, in all seriousness, Gen. Evans was
the choice of the common people of Geor
gia in 1894, just as Allen D. is the choice
of the common people of this state in 1898.
"That candidate, who ever he may be,
who shall manipulate the machine pv-.»cs
of this state, so as to get the nomination
and be elected, will as certainly defeat the
will of the people In this state in 1898 ss
it was most surely done in 1894, and he is
the fellow I want to Sit up with.
“No one can charge me with selfish ends
in my announcement. A man who is
preaching to a million of people a year
with a $25,000 salary, cannot be charged
with selfishness or self interest when he
announces for a little job like the Gov
ernorship of Georgia, when he knows that
it is only its emoluments he will get, for
some of his predecessors have knocked
the bottom out of the honor of the thing.
"If I couldn’t run Georgia better tnan
it is run to-day. on half the funds that
they are running it with, I would resign
before my term of office was half out. I
am everlastingly against a fellow draw
ing his salary for anything, from Gov
ernor down to bailiff, and pocketing the
money, monthly or quarterly, with the
consciousness that he has no more earned
his salary than the tramp at your back
door has earned his breakfast that you
hand out to him.
“The reign of the demagogue hurts, from
Governor down to bailiff.
“We have had the most extravagant ad
ministration for the last four years that
Georgia ever had, nnd our state taxes to
day are nearly twice what they were be
fore this administration came into power,
with an assured future Increase for years
to come.
“Judge Atkinson is well known in public
affairs in Georgia. He may be doing a
great deal of thinking, but, to my mind,
he is not doing much talking.
"And there is President Berner of the
Senate of Georgia, a leader among this
gang on the extravagant side of every is
sue coming up, telling the members that
pledges must bo fulfilled and promises re
deemed.
Gentlemen, for one, I am tired of that
gang. I am candid when I say I doh t
believe one of these fellows is much Bet
ter than the other. I believe Georgia can
get a good governor outside of those who
participated in the schemes, tricks and
trades of politics in this state in 1894, by
which they came into control and which
robbed Gen. Rvans 'of the governorship
and defeated the will of the people. I'
would not lug into this campaign gold
buggery and silver-dlggery and the tariff
issue, for the Governor of Georgia and
the state house officials have no more to
do with the enactment or non-enactment
of laws on that question than the frosts
of Alaska have do with the oranges of
Florida.
“I am sick and tired of the average lit-,
tie politician racking around over the
state preaching gold-buggery or cham- ‘
pion Ing silver-diggery. which he uses sim
ply as a blindfold to hide from the eyes
of the people his own inefficiency for the
offices he proposes to fill, or to raise an
enthusiasm on a question about which he
himself has views that he couldn’t sell for
10 cents a doxen in any intellectual mar
ket.
"Nor would I be a little political trick
ster riding over the state denouncing cor
porations and monopolies, and then when
the people sent me to the legislature of
Georgia cram free passes on all the roads
in Georgia in my pocket and give as a
reason for non-action on all these ques
tions that It was impossible to do any
thing because the lobby was too strong,
"If I am a candidate one hundred times
I shall speak from the as I
speak from the pulpit, denouncing wrong
and championing right, and handle pep
suckers and pot politicians just as I han
dle pharisee and hypocrites in the church
of God.
“Gentlemen, I believe I can get a hear
ing If this candidacy lasts, and if we can
have a few joint debates there will be
blood and hair and the ground torn up
for five miles ah round the speaker’s
platform.
"If I don’t run. gentlemen, these are
my principles.
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“If I do run I am fpf myself.
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TAKEM SERIOUSLY' AT ROME.
Jones Expected to Be a Candidate
for Governor in Earnest.
Rome, Ga., Feb. 21.—A sensational ru
mor js current here to-riighi to the effect
that a big independent mo veinent in state
polities is on foot.
A well known politician, who is on the
inside, says a full ticket will be put out.
Rev. Sam Jones will head tire state
ticket, getting the Populist and Prohibi
tion support.
It is said to be the plan to put ojf
Seaborn Wright for Congress in this dis
trict. Mr. Wright has long been desirous
of running for this office. His friendship
for Rev. Sam Jones, who supported him
for office, is well known.
The announcertyqqt of Mr, Jones is re
garded seriously here. This was his old
home and he has many friends here.
If Col. Candler Should fail to get the
nomination it is understood that Mr. Jones
will appeal to his disaffected followers,
who will not vote for the nominee of the
Democratic party.
It is thought here that tickets will be
put out in other parts of the state on
the independent plat for pt.,,
Allen D. Candler will.>ir) B all probability
make the opening campaign speech in
Rome. Several Rome gentlemen have
joined in a request to Col. Candler to this
effect, and he has about consented. Hall
county, his home, - rather expected Col.
Candler to open but, the cordial
invitation of the Romans won the day
and the first gun of the campaign will
be fired here.
FEDERAL PRISON ‘fx DIXIE.
An Appropriation to Be Put In the
Sundry Civil Bin.
Washington, Feb. 21.: —Representa-
tive Livingston ,< of ■> Georgia has
succeeded in getting a practical start to
ward that’ much-needed Southern federal
prison. For several,days he worked with
the Attorney General and Secretary of the
Treasury for the necessary estimates, and
finally succeeded in getting the necessary
formal letters from both officials.
The letter of Attorney General Griggs
suggested the appropriation of $65,000 to
cover prelimlnary la SttpA, Hifd start on the
buildings, but the committee, in view of
the heavy increase in the fortifications ap
propriation made by the Senate, decided
that it would go no further than to pro
vide for the selection of fa site and the
preparation of plans and specifications.
The item which, by unanimous report
of the committee, goes into the sundry civ
il appropriation bill reads: "To enable the
attorney general to have prepared plans,
specifications and estimates, and for ex
penses connected with the selection of a
prison site south of the thirty-nlfith de
gree of north latitude and east of the
Rocky Mountains, $35,000 to be immediate
ly Available.”
Under the existing law, the site is to be
selected by the Attorney General, ahd the
Secretary of the InteHbr. All the other
.details come under the department of jus
tice, of which the Attorney General is the
official head.
SPANISH FLAGS TORN DOWN.
Owner of th* Works Replaces Them
With i’wice n« Many.
Dayton, 0., Feb. 21.—Great indignation
was shown toward the Spaniards here to
day. The National Cash Register Com
pany is holding a convention of agents
from all over the world, and among other
countries Spain is represented. In honor
of the various nations the different flags
were displayed at the factory. Objection
was made to the Spanish flag by the
workmen, and twelve Spanish flags, dis
played about the works, were pulled down
ami torn into shreds.
President John H. Patterson of the com
pany ordered twenty-four; Spanish flags
put np to replace the ones torn down.
This made the 3.M) workmen angry, and
trouble is feared.
MYSTERIOUS MESSAGES.
Ges. Merritt CommnnlratlSK With
the Fortifications.
New York, Feb. 21.—The World says:
"Nearly 100 telegraphic dispatches were
sent during the past twenty-four hours
from Governor’s Island, the army head
quarters of the department of the East,
to various points of fortifications along
the seaboard from Eastport, Me., to Gal
veston. Tex. All these are fortifications
in which guns and mortars have been
mounted and are under control of Gen. W.
A. Merritt, commaoder of the department
of the East. Gen. Merritt spent very lit
tle of the day at the island.
His staff is attending to an unusual
amount of telegraphic correspondence.
During his a bee nee Col. Barber, adjutant
general of the department of the East, was
in charge. Col. Barber refused to discuss
the reasons of activity along the seaboard
side except to My that everything now be
ing done is merely the execution of the
coast defense programme outlined several
months ago.**
ZOLA ADDRESSES THE JURY.
HIS SPEECH GREETED WITH
HISSES AND PROTESTS.
Jadge Advocate General Declares
the Charge Unproven That the Ea
terhasy Court Martial Acquitted in
Accordance With Superior Orders.
Also Protests Against Certain
Accusing Officers ot
Seeking to Overthrow the Re
public.
Paris, Feb. 21.—The rain to-day deci
mated the crowds about the approaches
to the Assizes court of the Seine. In the.
Palace of Justice, though, the court it
self was packed with people,
M. Zola was hissed when he reached the
court. The advocate general commenced
his address. He declared that M. Zola’s
assertions that the Esterhazy court mar
tial acquitted a guilty person in accord
ance with superior orders remained entire
ly unproved. Maj. Esterhazy, he added,
could not be the author of the bordereau,
and he protested against certain newspa
pers accusing officers of seeking to over
throw the republic.
The advocate general severely criticised
the attitude of Col. Picquart and M. Le
Blois and, regarding the reproachment
that the court martial of Maj. Esterhazy
was conducted behind closed doprs, he
said that “when a question of foreign af
fairs is under discussion the matter must
be judged among Frenchmen.”
He added: “The Esterhazy court proved
the fact that they were divided in opinion
on the question of the trial taking place
behind closed doors, but they were unani
mous in acquitting the officer.”
In conclusion the advocate general ex
pressed confidence that the jury would
condemn M. Zola without hesitation.
The session of the court was then sus
pended.
When the session was resumed, M. Zola
read an address to the court, in which he
said that the premier, M. Meline, had the
air of giving the jury, who was charged
to avenge the national honor, an order to
find me guilty.” (Loud protests.)
The presiding judge said: “You cannot
say that the premier has given an order
to condemn you.”
Continuing, M. Zola said: “Such pro
ceedings are an abominable piece of politi
cal manners. I have never in
sulted the army as has been said
but I have raised a cry of alarm and I
leave history to judge me and to appre
ciate my acts.”
“Those who dishonor France,” M. Zola
said, “are those who mingle cries of
“Vive I‘Armee’ with ‘Abas leg Juifs’ and
‘Vive Esterhazy,’ after the letters he has
written. (Murmurs). If I am here it is
because I wished it. It is I who asked to
appear before you, who are the voice of
justice. It is for you, gentlemen, that I
raise the cry of alarm and that I wish to
bring out the truth, perhaps unsuccess
fully, but here I stand before you and
wait your justice.”
M. Zola complained of the prevailing
state of lassitude and exclaimed: "Your
thoughts which I think I can read on
your faces are: 'We have had enough of
it. The matter must be brought .to an
end.’
"I am not defending my liberty, gentle
men,” M. Zola said to the jury, /‘in pre
senting myself to you. I am defending
the truth. Look me in the face, gentle
men. Have I been bought, or am I a
traitor. I am a free writer who intends
to resume his vocation and again take up
his interrupted labors. I indignantly pro
test against the charge of being an Ital
ian.”
“Oh,” he added, *T am not defending
my liberty. Condemn me, then if you
wish. It will be but an additional error.
It will be the seed which will germinate
and prevent France from falling into in
difference.
“If the country is in trouble the fault
lies with the government, who in the hope
of saving some culprit had tried to pre
vent the truth from coming into the light
of day.
“The very life of the people is at stake.
It is for you, gentlemen of the jury, to
utter the truth upon this affair and ren
der justice.”
M. Zola dwelt upon the fact that the
entire people had been thrown into pain
ful anguish through doubts of the guilti
ness of Dreyfus, and said: “The govern
ment, who know all and who, like you,
are convinced of the innocence of Drey
fus, will one day make it known and will
publish it without running any risk.”
Then, raising his voice, M. Zola three
times proclaimed the following: “Before
all the world, I swear Dreyfus is inno
cent!”
Loud murmurs and hisses from the back
of the court greeted this utterance.
M. Zola concluded by saying: “The day
will come when France will thank me for
saving her'honor.” (Prolonged uproar.)
M. Labori, counsel for M. Zola, follow
ed with an eloquent speech.
His opening words, “We are here in de
fense of justice and right,” were hailed
with loud protests from the back of the
court room, but counsel continued re
proaching the authorities for “being led
astray by passing interests,” and “with not
wishing to deal with the Dreyfus affair,
although there are few senators or depu
ties who doubt his innocence.”
“Nevertheless,” continued M. Labori
IS IT CURABLE?
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“truth will prevail. The elections will not
be allowed to pass amid mystery and am
biguities.” (Renewed protests,.)
M. Labor! then thanked “all those per
sonages of the intellectual elite of France
who have had the courage to seek for truth
and light.”
Counsel referred to the “inspired arti
cles in the press,” “intended to deceive the
country,” and said: “If a syndicate exists,
it is a syndicate of good faith, of loyalty,
whose aim it is to obtain justice ond
right in the interests of the entire coun
try, and this syndicate has the greatest
faith in your perspicacity.”
This caused a violent uproar, against
which M. Labor! vehemently protested.
An individual in the back of the court
room shouted: “How much have they paid
you?”
To this M. Labori retorted: “If we had
been paid, such as you would have ap
plauded us.”
M. Labori then proceeded to reproach
the premier with refusing to allow generals
.to be judged before a jury and he asked:
“Are generals then above the legal con
science of the country? Our opponents
talked of confidence in the army. We,
too, have confidence in it, but is not for
the army not to raise a cry of alram as
M. Zola has done. He spoke in strong
language, but he did not insult the army.”
In conclusion M. Labori declared that he
intended to prove Zola’s good faith and
review the whole affair, “groping into
things hitherto unknown” and the court
was then adjourned.
The speech of the distingushed defend
ant was constantly interrupted by hisses
and protests.
The Advocate General’s address was re
garded as remarkable. He spoke in a
cold, passionless voice, and his speech was
poor in form and substance, as well as in
delivery.
M. Zola’s lost much by being read. Or
atorical effects w’ere quite absent. Even
had it been an impressive speech, it would
have failed of its purpose, because its main
features were insults to the premier, M.
Meline, and the jury, and a needless glo
efification of himself.
M. Labori naturally was more succsss
ful, was able to improve silence by his log
. leal reasoning and elegant and lofty ora
tory.
HURT FOLLOWING THE HOUNDS.
Mm. W. C. Whitney Knocked From
Her Horae by n Scantling.
Aiken, S. C., Feb. 21.—While following
the deer hounds with forty of her distin
guished friends, Mrs. William C. Whitney
rode against a scantling at an unused saw
mill. She was struck in the forehead and
knocked from her horse. When picked up
she was totally insensible, and had a long,
ugly gash just above the eyes. She was
carried to her palatial mansion at Aiken
and the best of medical attention given.
The accident occurred this morning
about 10:30 o’clock. Hon. W. C. Whitney
and wife, with a party of thirty-five or
forty, were out on a deer hunt about two
miles from the city, at Robinson’s park.
Mrs. Whitney was among the leaders,
and Was riding at a fast gallop along a
narrow path a short distance from the
roadway.
Nailed across the path was a scantling,
but Mrs. Whitney did not see it until too
late. She was riding so fast she could
not stop in time to save herself, but was
carried directly against the piece of wood.
The rough edge cut a gash five Inches
long in her forehead. Luckily her saddle
stirrup was a double safety, and her foot
did not catch when she was thrown to
the ground.
Dr. Valentine Mott was in the party,
and attended the injuries. He pronounced
her wounds very painful, and said she
would be confined to her hoom for some
time.
TROOPS OUT IN KENTUCKY.
Military Ordered to Prevent Darning
of Toll Gates.
Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 21.—Gov. Bradley,
late this afternoon, ordered Company E,
State Guards of Lexington, to report Im
mediately at Nicholasville for active duty.
The excitement at the county seat of
Jessamine is said to be intense, the raid
ers having threatened to burn four dif
ferent toll gates in that county, and fur
ther threatening that they will be ready
to fight if any one attempts to interfere
with their plans. People who are finan
cially interested in the toll-gate property
applied to County Judge Phillips for
guards, but, as he would only give them
two for each gate, they sought protection
from the Governor.
UGLY FIGHT AT CHICAGO.
Bob Armstrong Knocks Ont Yank
Kenny In Five Round*.
Chicago, Feb. 21.—80 b Armstrong re
trieved some of his lost laurels to-night,
when after a desperate battle of five
rounds, he swung a vicious right against
Yank Kenny’s jaw, and sent to the floor
the prototype of Big Jim Corbett, in a
trance which lasted for fifteen minutes.
The battle from the first was one of the
fiercest. Both men forsook any semblance
of science, hugged, roughed, gouged, slug
ged and wrestled until both were in a state
of exhaustion.
In the fifth the men were weary and
staggering, when Armstrong caught Ken
ny on the jaw.
The big white man fell straight back
ward and the fight was over.
For fifteen minutes' Kenny’s seconds
worked over him, and finally succeeded in
resuscitating their man.
BOMB BURSTS AT A BALL.
Four Persons Wounded and a Stam
pede Caused.
Havana, Feb. 2L—At about midnight
last night while a masquerade ball was
in progress at the Irijoa theater, a bomb
was exploded on the second floor, destroy
ing the window bflnds and the roof, and
wounding a man named Pou and his
father and two other persons. The explo
sion caused great consternation and many
of the masqueraders abandoned the thea
. ter; others, however, continued dancing.
DEFENSE OF THE DEPUTIES.
CLAIM MADE THAT THEY FIRED I
FOR SELF PROTECTION. I
Miners Alleged to Have Been Armed
With Clubs, Hammers and Stones. ]
Sheriff Assaulted When the Head
of the Column Reached Him—Two
of the Mob Flourished Revolvers*
and a Third Aimed a Vicious Blow
at Him With a Knife ••
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Feb. 31.—When the
fourth we*k of the trial of Sheriff Mar
tin and his deputies began to-day the
prosecution had only two more witnesses
to hear.
James Hannen of Lattimer testified that
he said to Deputy Price: “This is a bad
business, Sam.”
“Yes," replied Price, “and I am glad I
did not shoot.”
The testimony of Mike Damschak, the
last witness for the commonwealth, was
unimportant.
Hon. George S. Ferris then made the in
troductory speech for the defense.
Mr. Ferris presented in detail the fact*
of the case as the defense hoped to prove
them. It would endeavor to show that
there had been rioting throughout the re
gion, that the sheriff was justified in call
ing out the posse, and that he was also
justified in ordering the shooting at Latti
mer if he deemed it necessary. He then!
detailed the movements of the strikers
from the time they left Harwood until
they reached Lattimer.
“There,” he said, “the sheriff advanceci
alone to meet them. Instantly there was
a tumul| of yells. Five or six men pounc
ed upon the sheriff, seized him,/shoved
him into a ditch on the left of the road,
and began beating him. Two of them
flourished revolvers at him and a third
made a savage stab at him with his knife.
The sheriff, in his struggles, freed his right
arm and drew his revolver and snapped
it at one of his assailants. It would not
go off. Instantly the man struck him a Ji
vicious blow in the face with his fist
knocked him to his knees. All at. once t®
revolver rang out from the rushing mobJ
then another—then three close
then a rattling volley from the gunj.j
which lasted several seconds, and
when the mob gave way. The order to fi®|:®
was given, by whom we do not know,
it was Hone too soon, for the head of
charging column had reached within
teen feet of the deputies’ line' before
attack was repulsed. That, gentlemen, is®*;
the story of Lattimer, as you will hear it®?
from the deputies. We expect a verdict®
of acquittal.”
The first witness for the defense was® 2
Mrs. Catherine Welsenborn, she said:®||
“The strikers gathered at Harwood on the®?}
day of the shooting and one of them, Gas-®';
perick, who testified for the state, entered®
Mike Kinaski's house and tried to get him®
to go out, crying: ‘lf you don’t come we’ll®H
kill you.’ Kinask) was in hiding and es*’ 1
caped, and as the strikers departed, they 1
cried: ‘We’ll show the white people what }
we’ll do when we com« back.’ I saw the I
strikers chase a number of people. They s
were all armed with clubs and stones and I
some had revolvers.” }
Mrs. Catherine Brennan, another wit- j
ness, said the strikers were armed with: I
clubs, hammers and stones. One man I
fired a shot in the air. Others fired into I
the brush where many of the men were |
hiding. Mrs. Brennan says she saw Mar- I
tin Shronfinick march into Joe Schultz'a
saloon, crying that if he did not come out I
he would be killed. Schultz was In hid
ing and could not be found. ■
This concluded the testimony for to-day. 1
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It Im Not as l,nr«e or an RepreMenta»
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young attorney, was elected president of ■
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Meyer secretary. Speeches were made by p
all the officers and by Hon. Harvey John- ®
son, ex-consul to Antwerp. Ali praise4|®
Judge Atkinson highly, and pledged hin®
Fulton county’s delegates in the conven-®
tion. The meeting was not as large or as®||
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