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CAPITAL.
The need of an American mer
chant marine is almost universally
conceded, but the question is how to
get it. Bounties have been talked of
ami subsidies have been tried, but
still the ships do not come. A few
ships are subsidized, among them
steamers on the Pacific, but these
steamers, notwithstanding the subsi
dies, are decreasing in number
while the Japanese steamers are in
creasing in number and taking the
trade away from them. The reason
is that the Japanese either build
their ships or buy them where they
dan Jbuy them at the lowest cost,
while the Pacific steamship com
pany finds it too expensive to have
ships built in this country to ,com
jjete with their Japanese rivals and
cannot go to other countries, as the
Japanese do, to buy ship3. The
Japanese companies have the world
to draw on for their ships, while the
Americans are restricted to their
own shipyards.
There may be and perhaps are
other causes, such as insurance dis
criminations on cargoes carried out
by American ships, as the New York
Commercial America says, which
alleges that the ocean 'insurance
business is controlled by the agents
of foreign companies, who charge
higher rates on cargoes carried by
American ship3 than they do on
cargoes carried by European ships,
by some process of classification,
and therefore American ships can-
.not set cargoes wnne ioreign snips
ean. How- much there may be in
this-we do not know, but it seems
to us if there be anything in it, it
should not be a difficult matter to
organize insurance companies m
this country which would take the
risks on cargoes in American ships
and thus prevent this kind of dis-
crimination.
irk . i a 1 1
'ut is this country always to De
depi'tidcmt upon the ships of other
nations to carry its products across
.i i rJ iL
tile seas, ana to carry to usine pru-
dil
ex
its of other countries that are
lutnged for these? Thore mast
be an end to thi3 dependence some
time, tor until there is an end to it
e cannot become a commercial
nation in the true sense. Our
national pride should preclude the
thought that we are to be always
thus dependent, and our national
prjda should find some way to put
an end to it.
We- are told that American capi
talists do not seek investment in
ships because ocean freights are" so
low that there is not profit enough
in it to tempt investment in ship3
this is not true, for nearly every
I maritime nation is increasing its
merchant marine, and ithey would
certainly not be doing that if therej
terejiot reasonable profit in ocean
carrying. It is not true, either,
that American capital does not seek
investment in ships, for much
American capital is now invested in
&ip3 that sail under the flags of
other nations Enarlish. German,
French and other flags.
There would doubtless be compe
tition but there is competition in
I ill kinds of enterprises in which
, K 5 1
capital is largely invested. Millions
re invested in railroads which com
pete with each other, and sometimes
in almost parallel lines, one of wmcn
uld Beem to destroy the other.
I tat the builders took the chances
tod acted upon the principle of the
"survival of the fittest. "Where there
Via one Pacific railroad (a stupen-
w work when the first was pro-
Kted and constructed) there are
three of four, and yet each
. M tTT t
ompetes with the other. Why
tan should Americans who risk
Ninons in competition with each
F&er on the land and on the lakes
H on thfi rivers shrink from com-
Mng with foreign ship owners on
k sea? If the same push, energy
H determination were shown in
h huilriintr nf arnna aa hftS been
v
Nn in the huildinir of railroads,
manufactories and 'opening
re8, all of which compete with
other, wo would soon have
te of ships upon the seas and
pmonstrate the ability to keep them
and give the foreign ship
fnerg a tusnle fnr the trade which
!"y have an 1inrr mnrmnciMr.pA .
- v "v. . v o vr
line vim an A nlntlr whinh hnilt
railroads through the wilderness can
build ships and sail them, but to do
it Successfully will require an aggre
gation of capital as railroad building
on a . large scale does. There are
thousands of millions invested in rail
ada, and very little of it paying
respectable dividends and much of it
none at all. There are millions in
vested in coal and iron mines,- some
of Which pay but small dividends,
there are millions invested in manu
factories many"of which- are now
paying no dividends, if the reports
of the companies are to be credited.
But the sea which belongs to the
world is open and invites American
enterprise and American capital,
and here is a chance for combined
American capital with the right
kind of push behind it. We have
bond syndicates, railroad syndicates,
land syndicates, mining syndicates,
and other syndicates., Whv not a
ship-building syndicate?
It is alleged that there are mil
lions of idle money locked up in the
bank vaults for which there is aio
demand, and yet Americans are pay
ing foreign ship owners an esti
mated $300,000,000 a year to do
their ocean carrying for them. Every
ship built would keep some of that
money at home, give employment to
more people, and train some more
Americans to the sea. Isn't there
enough in these $300,000,000 to
tempt American enterprise, even if
there were no national pride to be
considered? We have not lo3t the
art of building ships, and if the in
dustry began in earnest with some
company with millions at command
to lead the way, that fact would
soon be demonstrated, and the fur
ther fact would be demonstrated that
having built the ships, Americans
have not lost the art of running them
successfully.
MINOR MENTION.
In the event it be shown that the
the Maihe was destroyed by exter
nal agencies (a conviction which
seems to be growing stronger in
Washington) the subject of the
probable course this Government will
pursue is beginning to be discussed,
whether it will be a demand for in
demnity backed up by force if need
be, or something else. Assuming
that there will be a demand for in
demnity if it be shown that the ex
plosion was caused by a sub-marine
mine or torpedo, instances are quoted
to show the course pursued in other
cases by this Government, hut those
quoted are hot exactly analogous, for
the respective governments of which
the indemnity was demanded were
directly involved because the acts
constituting the offence were cjpm
mitted by official authority. In this
case, however, the complicity of the
Spanish authorities has not been
shown, and it is not intimated that
they were in any way privy to the
explosion, but still it may be held
that the Government of Spain will
be liable to damages for both the
lo3s of property and life resulting
from this violent lawlessness. It
seems to us that in a case like this
European precedents would have
some bearing, as well as the
precedents set by this Gov
ernment. There is more of
a resemblance in the case
of Germany and China which led to
tha seizure of Kaio Unou. than in
any referred to. There was no
German shin blown up. and there
were only two persona killed. They
were killed by a mob, but it was
not shown that the mob received
anv official encourazement. The
perpetrators, however, were not ap
prehended and punished as Ger
J w
many demanded, and hence the
seizure of the port of Kaio Chou
! and the demand of a large money
j indemnity, both of which China
! yielded to, and, other European
Governments assented. In the final
settlement Germany got the port,
j four hundred square miles of terri
i fnrv anrl the monev indemnity. As
a rule we are not governed by Euro
pean precedents, but in this case we
wrmlrl liave to deal directlv with a
European nation, and we might find
such precedents useful
Ex-Governor Northen, of Georgia,
is making a commendable effort to
have the resources of that State
creditably represented at the coming
Omaha, Neb.j Exposition. There
is no provision by which State ap
propriations can be made for
annli Tinmoaes. and hence what
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is done must be done by in
dividual effort. As illustrative
of the results of judicious advertis
ing of the State's resources he calls
attention to the fact that the tax
vahiAfi of Irwin county, in which the
Fitzeerald colony is located, have in
creased since the establishment of
the colon; tvom $1,305,341 to $2,
037.195. due to the improvements
which have followed the planting of
that colony. "Georgia is not only a
good State agriculturally, but is rich
in mineral and timber resources, and
therefore presents attractions both to
the hom-seeker and the investor
of capital. Ex-Governor Nor
then is level-headed in that. Georgia
should be represented at that Expo-
sition, and "so should every -other
Southern State which deBires the
influx of immigration and capital,
and they all do. This matter has
not been much discussed in North
Carolina, but it is not too late, for
with the co-operation of our rail
roads and progressive citizens we
could make a very creditable exhibit
on short notice. -We did it at the At
lanta and New Orleans Expositions
over zen yefcrsago when we were
not as well prepared as we are now,
and at the World's Fair at Chicago,
Where we made a fine Exhibit,
though not large, with a very small
ffutlay of money. There is also to
be, some time next year, a Southern
Exposition at Chicago, intended es
pecially to draw attention to the
South, at which every Southern State
should be well and largely repre
sented. This is a kind of advertist
ing which carries its object lea
with- it, and it pays.
The Washington JPost Almanac
and Encyclopedia for 1898 is an ex
ceedingly Valuable publication, fill
ed from cover to cover with over five
hundred pages of useful information,
concerning this and other countries,
presented in condensed form, tabu
lar and otherwise, conveniently ar
ranged and indexed, so that any
thing wanted can be instantly found.
There is something in it of value to
every one. The surprising thing is
that so much information could be
compressed in a book even as large
as this.
A Brooklyn, N. Y., jury has acj-
quitted a Texas cowboy charged
with killing his sisters -husband.
The killing was admitted and the
defence was that the killed man was
a brute who forfeited his life by his
cruelty to his wife. That was the
view the jury took gi it and ach
quitted the sister's avenger, but h
discharging him the Judge advised.
him not to "carry weapons again in
a large city like this." Perhaps the
J udge thought he might go into the
avii;ging business.
Amid the divers rumors of war on
both hemispheres a soothing North
Dakota prophet emerges from thb
sulphurous surroundings to declare
that he sees "the dove of universal
psace hovering in the air." He had
better not say too much about it or
sme of those fellows who are red
hot to get a pop at the Spaniards
may go out there and shoot it.
Some of the friends of the West
ern hog complain that cotton seed
h knocking him out and that the
hog-raising industry has fallen off 33
per cent, within ten years in conse
quence of the large amount of cot
ton seed oil used as a substitute for
lard. We have no disposition to hog
it, but we may incidentally remark
that the cotton seed has not yet fairly
begun to assert itself.
Footpads will henceforth gife
Capt. Bronson of the Salvation
Army, the undisputed right of way.
A couple of them undertook to hold
him up a few nights ago in the town
of Hazelton,,Pa., when he knocked
one of them down and the other lit
out without bidding him good even
ing. ; '
They haven't entirely got through
with the Dreyfus racket in Pane,
we do not know who is going to be
the outcome of making Mr. Makenf uss
president of that St. Louis baseball
team, and now that Chicago JStews
announces that Mr. Beilfuss will be
returned to the city council. Well
surely these are fussy times.
There is an old centenarian law in
Pennsylvania which punishes swear
ing with a fine. This old law was
resurrected the other day in one or
the tpwnship3, against one of the
school directors, and the school is
$4.02 richer, the amount assessed
for six swears.
The author of '"The Love Affairs
of Some JCamous Men, says:
"Shakespeare, Milton, Dante and
Byron, are not easily to be sur
passed as poets, but as husbands
they didn't amount to much." But
he shouldn't forget that "poets are
born," while husbands are made.
Dr. Alonzo Monk, a Chattanooga
minister, has declared, war against
dancing, especially at charity balls,
for which he has no . charity, and is
raising a sensation among members
of his flock who do not thinkjhe
should monkey with these things
The "yellow journal" is not such
new thine after all. There is one
o !
in Pekin, China, which was estab
lished 900 years before the Christian
era. It has changed hands several
times, but is still the. same yellow
journal, printed on yellow paper.
Cong'ressman Cowherd says he
once had an ambition to be a cirjeus
clown, but see what ne nas comes to.
If ho had followed his youthful
aspiration he might have achieved
The people of Iowa are enjojrMg
comparatively quiet nights nbw.
Some sort of epidemic is carrying
off the cats.
THE TRUCK-GROWERS j
I
Meeting of Representatives of
the Eastern Carolina As
sociation.
MANY IMPORTANT MATTERS.
Arrangements Considered for Speedy
Movement and Distribution of the
Strawberry Crop Reports from
Committees Received.
A joint meeting of the Board of Direc:
tors and the Executive Committee of
the Eastern Carolina Truck and Fruit
Growers' . Association was held yester
day morning at 10.30 o'clock at the
Orton hotel. The members of the Exe
cutive Committee present were: J. A.
Brown, chairman ; C. M' Steinmetz,
yfify, a w Westbrook, J. S.
Westbrook, J. A. Westbrook and J.
H. Moore. Of the Board of Director
there were present, J. S. Westbrook,
president;-,!. H. Moore, secretary; T.
J. Armstrong, J. H. Westbrook, J. S.
Westbrook, CV M. Steinmetz, J. A.
Brown andG. w. Westbrook. Mr. H.
J. Faison held the proxy of O. P. Mid
dleton as director and member of the
Executive Committee, and -Mr. D. H.
Harnly, secretary of the -association,
was present.
Transportation rates and distribu
tion of the crops were the main sub
jects of discussion by the meeting,
and the committee on transportation,
through its chairman, Mr. J. A.
Brown, made a report. Mr. C. W.
Woodward," of the California Fruit
Transportation Company, and Mr. A.
S. May ii arc! , of the Continental Fruit
Express Company, appeared before
the meeting in behalf of their re
spective companies. Mr. Maynard in
vited the truckers to go down to the
Atlantic Coast Line freight yard and
inspect the new ventilated refrigerator
cars, which he had on exhibition there.
The committee complied with the re
quest and expressed themselves as
much pleased with the car. However,
no definite decision as to which car
would be used was arrived at.
Mr. H. T. Bauman, former shipping
master, addressed the meeting on mat
ters of importance relating to the dis
tribution of the crop during the com
ing season, v-
The applications for membership in
the association from local organiza
tions at Fayetteville and Currie were
favorably received, and these associa
tions were admitted. Mr. S. H. Strange,
of Fayetteville, was chosen director for
Cumberland county.
, A written report was received from
Messrs. J. A. and J. S. Westbrook
and W. TP. English, constituting
the sub-committee on distribution,
which last Fall made a tour of North
ern and Western cities with the pur
pose of gathering facts that would be
of service of truckers. The commit
tee, according to its report, had vis
ited Washington, Philadelphia, New
ark, New York, Boston, Providence,
Pittsburg, Buffalo, Cleveland, Colum
bus, Toledo, Detroit, Indianapolis and
Chicago. The outlook in the Eastern
cities was declared to be favorable.
In the West, the commission firms
signified their desire to get consign
ments of North Carolina strawberries,
which they said were far superior to
anv that theV had seen from other
sections.
For North Carolina strawberries to
be shipped to the Western cities, how
ever, the growers will be obliged to
have freight rates such as will enable
them to compete with Chattanooga,
from which city the rate on a 32 quart
crate of berries to Cincinnati is about
44 cents including freight and ref rig
e rati no. The committee had named
this matter to the railroad authorities
and also asked for rates to the West
on less than carload lots of cabbage,
potatoes, lettuce, etc.
The names of the commission houses
in the different cities which in the
opinion of the committee the Associa
tion would do well to patronize were
included in the report Itsadded that
the key to the successful djstribul
of the crop lay in learning exactly
how many cars of fruit each city could
handle daily. This the committee
had ascertained as follows : Washing
ton, 2 carloads; Philadelphia, 6; New
ark, 3"; ew York, 10 or 12; Boston,
5; Pittsburg, 3; Cleveland, 1 to 2;
Columbus. 2 ; Cincinnati, 1 to 2 ; Chica
go, 2 to 5; Buffalo, 1 to 2; Springfield,
Mass., New Haven, and Toledo, 1
each.
The meeting was in session from
10:30 A. M. to 1 P. M. and from 2
M. till 3.
Death of Mr. Jas. M. Lanier.
The Stak announces with sorrow
the death of Mr. James M. Lanier,
who passed away at his residence, No.
1313 North Fourth street, at 12.45
o'clock yesterday morning. He had
been ill for thrdb days with pneumonia.
Deceased had been for some time
custodian of the plant of the Peregoy
Lumber Company and discharged his
duties in this capacity and as a citizen
in such a way as to command the re
spect and esteeem of those who knew
.him, He is survived by his wife and
four children. The funeral will take
place at 2 o'clock this afternoon from
the residence and will be conducted
by Rev., J. W. Kramer.
"Henry Christian" Becomes "Navassa."
The steam tug Henry Christian
doesn't exist anv longer, the name
having been changed to Navassa. The
change was under authority given by
the Commissioner of Navigation of
the United States and notice that would
it be made was given thirty days in ad
vance according to the law. The ves
sel it been practically rebuilt since
the NavassS" Guano Company pur
chased her and is now one of the
staunohest crafts in the harbor.
TJ
SITUATION
IS VERY GRAVE.
Conservative Congressmen Fear
That There May Be War
With Spain.
BUSINESS MEN ARE ANXIOUS.
Administration Is Silent No One In
formed As to What Its Intentions
May Be Republican Members
Kept in Easy Call.
- Special to the Baltimore Sun.
Washington, February 25. In the
last few days more than the usual
number of prominent men in business
circles have come to Washington,
anxious to discover for themselves the
exact condition of affairs, and if ne
cessary to set their houses in order.
They are from the great cities of both
the East and the West. They report
among their people a wonderful una
nimity in the belief of Spanish
treachery, and it this is sustained, a de
mand lor the promptest and. most
summary measures. Kauiating, there
fore, from the political capital of the
country, the current of sentiment
blows the same in every commercial
centre.
It is arsrued that no reason exist.
even if hostilities come, for the decline
m stocks, but notwithstanding this.
it is not only the extra prudent and
the speculators who are unloading.
It transpired to-day that errain export
ers had in several instances held up
shipments, and for the sake of caution
would, until the situation completely
cleared, trust only to foreign bottoms.
Think Trouble Is Coming.
To-night several of the most con
servative members of Congress, who
have heretofore abstained from any
comment, ventured the opinion . that
trouble was coming, it was said the
Secretary of the Navy was almost
broken down by the strain upon his
nerves: and the President showed visi
ble effects of the feeling produced by
the responsibility cast upon mm. Yet,
it is still the fact that with the
possible exception of the President and
his cabinet, who may have some ad
vance hint of what is to come, there
is uo to this moment nothine but
hearsay to base opinion upon and not
an iota oi aumontauve intelligence.
But it is in tbe air. and everv one is
confident that when official conclu
sions are given out they will confirm
popular belief.
A very strong evidence of the grav
ity of the situation is shown in the ac
tion of the House Ke publican leaders.
They have privately requested every
member on their side of the chamber
to remain constantly within easy call.
The Republicans apprehend the com
ing of the crisis, and they wish to be
in a position to control action abso
lutely as one of them expressed it,
"not to let the Uemocrats run away
witn any of the glory.
MATTERS IN PENDER.
Educational Convention at Burgaw Re-
r ligious Revival.
A correspondent of the Star, wri
ting from Burgaw yesterday, says:
The Educational Convention assem
bled here this morning, with the presi
dent. Kev. J. S. Thomas, in the chair
and Mr. T. H. Mclntyre acting as sec
retary. A number of teachers and
others from Pender and Duplin coun
ties were present Addresses were de
livered by Kev. J. Stanly Thomas.
Mr. Paddison and Rev. P. C. Morton
on the improvement of morals and
manners in pupils. State Superin
tendent Mebane was prevented from
coming Mr. Thomas is doing a great
work for education and is displaying
rare energy, tact and judgment. Me
has been called to tbe pastorate ot
Hopewell Presbyterian Church.
The strawberry crop thus far is do
ing well and a large crop is expected
if severe frosts do not come later,
The revival meetings in this neigh
borhood, conducted by Kev. f. U
Morton, of Wilmington, have been
attended by large crowds night and
dav and a number have joined the
church. He returns to his labors for
to-morrow.
For the Klondike
Mr. Edgar Bear will leave to-morrow
afternoon for the Klondike region
He will go first to New Orleans, from
there to San Francisco, and thence to
eattle. Here he will purchase his
'outfit for the perilous trip into the
frozen regions. After fitting out at
Seattle, he will go to Sitka, thence to
Juneau when he will be ready for the
1500" mile trip to Klondike proper.
The Stab joins his friends in hoping
that he will find quantities of Klon
dike gold.
Vegetable Market in Philadelphia.
Florida and North Carolina vegeta
bles sold Friday in Philadelphia as
follows:
Florida cucumbers, per crate, $5
8 : do. string beans, per crate, 47 ;
do. squash, per crate. $22.25; do. to
matoes, per carrier crate, f l. oU z. &u ;
do. eggplant per barrel. I710: do.
do. per orange box, $4 6 : Norfolk
kale, per barrel; 5060c. do. spinach,
per barrel, $22.25; lettuce, IN. U., per
barrel, $23;do. Florida, per half-barrel
basket, $1.251.50: Florida beets,'
per bunch, 47c.
Wilmington Has a Hypnotist.
Young MiltonBreckinridge, the little
son of Mr. J. L.lBreckinridge, has de
veloped real hypnotic powers. pveasl
persons have been placed under the
mysterious influence by him and ean
testify to his uncommon ability. For
several nights last week he gave pri
vate entertainments, succeeding on al
most every subject.
Superintendent of Health's Report
The records of Dr. McMillan, as Su
perintendent of Health, show seven
deaths during the past week, four
white and three colored. Each per
son died of a different disease, as fol
lows : Continued Fever, Apoplexy,
Bright's Disease, Cardiac Dropsy,
Stricture of Urethea, Tuberculous and
Pneumonia. During the week there
were two quarantines against Scarlet
Fever and one against Dy phtheria.
There were eight births," three whites
and five colored.
NO INFORMATION
AT WASHINGTON.
Officials Still Awaiting Report of
the Naval Inquiry Into the
Maine Disaster.
TELEGRAM FROM SIGSBlE.
Denial of imports of Shipments of Ord
nance to New York Speculations as
to Report of the Court of In
quiryThe Terror Sails
for New York.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Washington, February 26. In the
absence of news from Havana 'on any
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suDjeci oiner man me disposition oi
dead bodies, the official mind turned
to-day to an analysis., of the Spanish
statements made with more or less de
gree of official, sanction, respecting the
total absence of submarine mines from
Havana harbor, and it was regarded
by the Navy Department as negativing
the mine theory or an internal cause
for the explosion just as recent letters
put. an end to an exploding boiler
theory as an internal cause for the dis
aster, i
Nothing was heard to-day from the
Court of Inquiry and the department
is still ignorant of its plans. In fact,
the only news coming direct from Ha
vana to the Navy Department during
the day was contained in the follow
ing:
Dispatch from Captain Sifsbee.
Havana, February 26.Have suc
ceeded in making arrangements by
which bodies may be sent to Key
West in hermetically sealed zinc cases.
Refer to Forsyth for burial in Key
West. Probable that bodies hereafter
cannot be recognized. Probable bodies
will not remain intact. Condition of
bodies requries immediate action.
Jenkins and Merritt may be recog
nized by uniform. Can secure health
permit at Key West to land the bodies
there. Divers cannot get down after
bodies this morning. Much debris.
Will clear it away. Wainwright
placed in charge of wrecking matters.
(Signed) Sigsbee.
The following was sent:
Washington, February 26. Sigs-
bee, Havana. "Referring to your
telegram of this date send bodies that
may hereafter be recovered to Key
West for burial. Send by Kache.
(Signed) "Long.'
It is believed at the department that
there are probably in the neighbor
hood of fifty bodies remaining to be
discovered and extricated from the
wreck.
Terror Sails For New York.
The double-turreted monitor Terror
started for New York this evening
from Hampton Roads under orders is
sued to-day. one will be a most pow
erful reinforcement to the defences of
the commercial metropolis in case of
need, and, stationed m the JN arrows,
it would be difficult for any hostile
ship to pass her. With the exception
of the training ship Ifissex, which ar
rived at Hampton Roads to-day, and
the Brooklyn, which arrived at St,
Lucia, probably to coal on her way to
Laguayra. distant live hundred miles
this was the only naval movement to
day-
I he Auxiliary Navy.
There were a number of alarming
stories as to the heavy shipments of
ordnance from the Washington navy
yard to New York for the arming of
the auxiliary navy. It is said at the
department that so far none of these
small guns nave been shipped, to-day,
but that a few for tbe Umcago, prob
ably fourteen five-inch rapid-fire guns
will be .dispatched Monday or Tues
day. With these guns in place the
Chicago would be pretty well modern
lzed in the matter of armament, bhe
will carry still her four big eight inch
guns in sponsons on tbe spar-decK,
while on the gun-deck these fourteen
five-inch rapid-fire guns will replace
eight six-inch guns of old pattern. The
Dolphin is to go into commission in
New York on the 24th of March. Al
though rated as the President's yacht,
the vessel, which has been thoroughly
overhauled and furnished with new
boilers and decks, carries even now a
sufficient battery to make her, when
speed is taken into account, a very ef
fective gunboat.
The Court of Inquiry.
With the proceedings of the court of
mauiry drawing to a close, attention
is now directed to the iorm and nature
of this report. The court had the
widest latitude for inquiry and yetcer
tain general features would have to be
observed under the navy regulations
governing inquiries of this character,
Inlform, the report will be in two
parts : First, the findings of fact, and.
second, the opinion of the court. The
findings take up each material ques
tion of fact involved and give the-con
pin si on of the court upon it. The opin
ion states what should be done under
each finding of fact. This opinion re
lates to the usual cases in which offi
cers are on trial, but in the present
case it would not. of course, extend to
oni ninns on the e-overnment nolicv ap
plicable to the findings of facts. The
circumstances of the present case are
so unusual, involving the relations of
two governments, that the report may
be confined to findings of fact, without
the usual opinion of the court.
The New Artillery Regiments.
The officials of the war department
have completed all the preliminary ar
rangements for the immediate execu
tion of the bill which is expected to be
come a law within the next few days,
providing for two additional regiments'
of artillery, rnere wui oe no cmn
culty whatever in securing the men, as
applications for enlistment, have been
received far in excess of the number re
quired, viz, 1610 men. Great care will
be taken in the recruiting, and only
the best men will be accepted. Under
the law all the new men must be cit
izensof the United States, it is pjeo-
bable that the ranKs win De recruited
to a large extent from men "who have
already served one- oir'more terms in
the army, 'Jfpf-
With the two new regiments there
will-be seven regiments of artillery
and the total strength of the army, in
cluding the hospital corps, ordnance
and engineer battalions and the West
Pomt detachment, will be increased
to nearly 27,000 men.
The new organization will result in
the promotion of two lieutenant colo
nels, four majors, ten captains, thirty
four first lieutenants, three second
lieutenants, and will absorb the eigh
teen additional second lieutenants of
infantry. No vacancies will be cre
ated, however, and no appointments
will have to be made. .
Statements of Spanish Officials.
The attention of naval officers has
been strongly attracted to the state
ment, made by representatives of the
Spanish government to the effect that
there were no mines or torpedoes of
any kind in Havana harbor. It can
be said that this statement exactly
agrees with the inquiries that have
been under wav for manv months bv
agents of our government for so far,
it is said, they tiavebeen unable to find
the slightest evidence of the exist
ence of any plan of defence in the
harbor by means of mines or torpe
does, much less to locate them as has
been reported in some quarters. Offi
cials of the Navy Department
say that the effect of this
statement if it is to be accepted as
Conclusive on that point, is almost
certain to negative the supposition that
the disaster resulted from other than
accidental causes, as the almost unani
mous testimony of experts here, based
on the history of torpedo work, is to
the effect that no single torpedo- of
any type could have caused the terrific
wreck of the Maine.
In the pursuit of details, some of the
ordnace Officers, acting upon the theory
that the large ten-inch magazine for
ward was not exploded, have' been
looking into the contents of the smaller
and adjoining six-inch magazines.
They find that alio wing for the amount
of powder that was probably consumed
in practice drills by the Maine before
she arrived in Havana harbor there
was certainly no less than 8,000
pounds of powder in this magazine, an
amount sufficient to have caused enor
mous destruction had it been exploded
at one time.
When the attention of Philip Alger,
expert of the Bureau of Ordnance, was
called to oenor DuBosc s statement he
said: "The statement is important as
representing the position taken by the
Spanish officials, who have absolute
knowledge of whether or not Havana
harbor was mined. It is, ',of course,
inherently improbable that such mines
existed, since it is not customary to
plant torpedoes in harbors at all, espe
cially not in harbors constantly occu
pied by friendly vessels. Should it be
possible to prove SenOrDuBosc's state
ment to be true, the whole theory of
the Maine s destruction by a torpedo
will become untenable, in my opinion.
But the only proper course to be now
pursued is to await patiently the re
port of the board of investigation and
to accept their findings as conclusive.
CUBAN FILIBUSTERS.
Two Large Expeditions Reported to Have
Landed Safely.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star. .
Key West, Fla., February 26.
Nine Cubans who were picked up in a
row boat off Bahia Honda (on the
north coast of the province of Pinar
del Rio), were landed here to-day by
the steamer City of Key West. They
are the leaders of a big filibustering
expeuiiion wmcn nas jusi laoueu in
Cuba. Tdiey are General Nunez,
Captain Joha O'Brien, Cartaya,
Carillo, Pupluchi and four others.
The Junta's representatives here say
that another big expedition has landed
sately in Uuba. This is said to be
O'Brien's biggest and best expedition.
The expedition, which started from
near Jacksonville, landed in the
provinces of Pinar del Rio ' and San
tiago de Ouba. ' '
McKINLEY'S ATTITUDE,
Will Not Be Jingoed Into War or Act in
Anticipation of Events.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Washington, February -26. A
member of the Cabinet, in speaking
to-day of the attitude of the President
on the question of a war with Spain,
said: -!."
"President McKinley is giving
thoughtful and earnest consideration
to every phase of the juban situation
as it appears, but he will not be jin-
goed into war, or act in anticipation of
events which may never occur. He
fully realizes what war means, and
will not go to this last direful ex
tremity without the approval of his
conscience and a firm conviction that
such a course would be right in the
sight of "God and man. But, when
ever the honor and integrity of the
nation or its people become involved,
the President may be depended upon
to do his whole duty and do it
promptly."
THE MONITOR TERROR.
Left Old Point For New York A
Draft
of Men For the Amphitrite
By Telegraph to the Morning Star .
Norfolk, Va., February 26. The
monitor Terror left Old Point at 5.30
o'clock this afternoon. It is under
stood that her destination is New
York. No secret was made of it, when
the orders for sailing arrived to-day.
The vessel's departure was witnessed
by a great throng, including nearly
the whole population of the place.
It is stated that twenty cases, nine
of ten-inch projectiles, wul be sent
from Monroe to-night some time.
These will go to New York, it is said.
Mate E. M. Isaacs. U. S. IN., ot the
receiving ship Franklin, leit to-nignt
for Jrort Koyal, . U., in charge or a
draft of fifteen men for the monitor
Amphitrite, now lying at that port.
A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
Eight
Men Killed and Ten Others Injured
. at Kalamazoo, Mich.
By Telegraph to the Horning Star.
Detroit, Mich., February 28. A
special from Kalamazoo, Mich., says:
Fire broke out in the Hall Chemical
works at 10 o'clock to-night and after
burning half an hour two terrible ex
plosions blew ,the whole top of the
building off, burying firemen and
spectators beneath the falling walls
and debris! Besides leaving two fire
men at least within the buuding, six
men have been taken out dead and ten
injured.
ARRIVALS FROM HAVANA.
Say
They Were Advised to Leave
by
Consul General Lee.
By Telegraph to the Horning Star.
Tampa Bajt Hotel, Tampa, Fla.,
February 26. Mrs. Brunner and five
children are here from Havana. She
is the wife of United States health of-
ncer jsrunner at Havana and says
Uonsui-generai Jbee advised her hus
band to send her away at once. Other
Americans nave also made the same
tatement after being here a few days.
it is announced tnat tae Spanish 1 w "t fywa to no in on
p.rmsfvr AimirATirp niiAndn will rr.t i r : I7r " , . , rvr.T , ;w
visit being considered sufficient. I ifnH.W.l.lUntr.U.4lil.JeW
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ROYAL &HXINO POWDER OO., NIW YORK.
DIVERS FIND
ABSOLUTE PROOF.
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The Forward Big Magazine of
the Maine is Surely ''
Unexplored.
SO MANY DIVERS TESTIFY.
Secretary Sherman Says Indemnity Will
be Demanded The Administration
Can Depend Upon All the Money
upport Necessary.
Bjt Telegraph to the Horning Star.
NeWYork, February 26. A copy
righted cablegram to the Evening
World from Sylvester Scovel at Ha
vana, says:
"Divers working forward yesterday
found absolute proof that the forward
big magazine, which alone could have
so damaged the ship, is surtdy unex-
ploded. The sides and floors of this
magazine are practically intact, and in
such shape as is impossible had an ex-
Elosion within occurred. Many divers
a-ve so sworn to-day to the investigat
ing board.
''It is now believed by experts that
a big torpedo or mine, aided by five
hundred pounds of saluting powder in
the reserve magazine, next to the big
magazine, might have produced the'
actual results, both as regards extent
and direction found in the wreck.
''Collapsed powder cases found
about the magazine have hexagonal
marks in the thin copper where the ex
ternal pressure forced it into its con
tents of hexagonal powder."
Secretary Sherman's Views.
Washington, February 26. Secre
tary Sherman spent some time at the
capitol to-day. He talked freely with
Senators concerning the situation in
Havana in view of the. Maine disaster.
He told them that no important addi- .
tion to the information previously re
ceived had reached the department for
the past few days, but stated that the
situation was being considered with
the view of having a policy developed
in case the naval court now making
an inquiry into the disaster should "
find that it was not the result of an
accident. To this he added the state
ment that he thought an indemnity
would certainly be demanded, and
that if it should be, a good round sum
would be asked. What that sum
should be, would, however, depend
largely upon Circumstances.
The Secretary did "not think the
.Spanish authorities had been aware
of the intentions of any one who may
have caused the explosion, but he
advanced the opinion that whether
they were or not, the Spanish govem
ment would be liable for indemnitv if
it was shown that any Spaniard had
caused it.
X' Money Support Assured.
New York, February 26. The
Evening World says that Seaator
Hanna was in conference last evening
with a number of representatives of
prominent financial institutions, and
that he was given to understand by
them that the administration could
depend on all the money support
necessary to carry out any plan of
action that might be determined upon.
According to the Evening World a
series of bond issues, aggregating
$500,000,000 was suggested as a pos
sibility and was acquiesced in by the
assembled financiers
New York, February 26. Russel
Sage gave out the following author
ized interview to-day:
"From all the information received
there is little doubt in my mind that
our warship was blown up by outside
agencies and if the naval commission
so reports, the time for action has
come. There should be no wavering.
This government must demand the
fullest reparation and that without de
lay. Whatever action, war or otherwise,
President McKinley may take, he
should and will have the fullest sup
port from both rich and poor, Repub
licans and Democrats. There is no
question as to where the rich man
stands. In the civil war, when it
broke out. I bought government bonds,
and I did the same thing in 1864. So did
other rich men. We had confidence
in our government. If the necessity
arises now, I will do the same again
generously ; so will other rich men I
know of. I am an American, first and
last, and propose to stand by the flag.
"Party lines will be dropped. As
for the stock market, that nas got to
take care of itself Tor the present. The
ticker is now a secondary considera
tion. The honor of the government
comes first. I speak not only mv own :
views on this point but those of other
moneyed men with whom I have
talked. Another thing. The families
and dependents of every sailor killed
on the Maine must be taken care of.
That is a bill Spain must be made to
settle. If the citizens of this country
enlist to aetend our nag and all that
it means, we are in duty bound to see
that their families are provided for if
they are killed. With that understood
by the people there will be no lack of
soldiers or sailors when the need arises.
I think the President has been wisely
cautious in this matter but I am con
fident that now he will act promptlv
in the Maine matter."
lTat.llAl. WaKa wKnu Miunl 4aa1a.
ration at Roundout, that in case oi
war between the United States and
Spain it would become the duty of
Roman Catholics to fight on the side
of Spain, has been officially requested
to leave the diocese.
When t say 1 nre I do not mean mrely to i
worn sot b umo ana tnen ntve
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