St. Louis Post-Dispatch
March 3, 1898

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ington, the Corrupt. va} SHAS os! ‘Ancient Babylon, dedads a student of social conditions, was not more decadent morally and politically than our national LS PR, American Eagle Eyes. dollar farther than the most ardént advo- _ cate of blood money séttlement with | capital. A startling arraignment of men, , REGULAR CIRCULATION SUNDAY. FEB RUA RY 27. is98s. 7s my rx} x MRE TE HAVANA, March 3.—(By the Post-Dispatch and World Dispatch Boat Con- fidence to Key West.)—The American colony here consider the failure of our Gov- ernment to send another ship a sign that Washington is not leaning toward the | accident theory. Théy hope the Naval Board will hurry up, as American life ber property are now in greater danger than at any time during the Cuban revolution. . Now that it is positively known that the battleship Maine was blown up from the outside the crop of reported incriminating happenings and talk before the dis- aster is growing fast and every atom of evidence i is being grubbed for. One very suspicious thing was the finding df a rope that entered the water at a gentle angle toward the bottom of the se about 1000 feet from the wreck. It was very taut, and securely fastened at both dnds. Two well-known Americans and a Cuban ran into it while rowing between thd wreck and the floating dock. This rope appeared to stretch toward Casa Hlanca, on the opposite side of the harbor from the Maichina wharf and\the Maine, but not far off from the dock. It was two dnd a half inches in circumference. By daybreak, this morning the rope had disappeared, and so far no trace of it has be¢n found. The affair has not yet been brought before the Investigating Board, but it will be when the court begins to take testimony here Again. This rope might have been a long coil of spare rope or of rigging still fast to some submerged portion of the wreck which Casa Blanca was struck by no wreckage. It might have been accidentally found harbor that night, or it might have been origin mine sent from a point near the floating dock. WARNED NOT TO BOARD THE MAINE. A significant conversation is reported as having occurred on Feb. 6 on Machina) had been hurled away from the | ship in the explosion and the other end landed afhore, but this is not probable, as) PREPARATIONS FOR WAR GO STEADILY ON. NEW YORK, March 3.—There isa continwance of the activity at the New York Arsenal. The ship- ping of shells and other project- iles to the fortifications about the harbor continues, A battery of 21 12-inch mor- tars will soon be received at San- dy Hook for testing before they are forwarded to the points’ for which they are destined. The supply of ammunition has begn increased in all the maga- zines and so arranged that it can be’immediately available. * : . A large consignment of ammu- nition, including powder and pro- jectiles, is ready for shipment at the ordnance department in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Command- er Swift received instructions from Washington to forward the supplies as soon as possible to WASHINGTON, March 3.—Here, are’ important facts bearing on Cu | situation: j ” . a -" . | On Saturday last Secretary Gage held a conference with the representatives of | conversation Secretary _ certain financial interests in New York. In the og of | Gage stated that he anticipated nu war over the Maine catastrophe. He expected, They tong to forge and an we a f 3 3 and cut during the night by the largest of the police patrol boats plying abcut the | ly attached to a floating contact | : ali SES ; | ix | Tele Spek wharf steps. The names of the persons are known, but :t is not advisable to pub- | Key West, Fla., whence they will iy Oe PRO MLS oe 5 at {uae lish them to-day. They were a prominent merchant's wife and two young ladies be distributed among the United 3) | Mas Med ta tee: ahaa as eae te who were preparing to visit the Maine when they were met by two Spanish nav al States war vessels. Many of the tae a aig PEN nae officers, who said to them: you had better not go aboard; you might be blown up.” & projectiles were for guns of large Pee ORE Sh “eh From the number and the various sources of similar remarks the general im- caliber. i HOW MR. JOHNSON ESCAPED. pression prevails here that Havana harbor, and particularly about the Maine’s buoy, | ee oe PASE SEE ae BGs ____. | was mined. '8 SAN FRANCISCO, March 3.— aw the men and their revolvers. He thought Smith was in the cab. He sprang out, and For 12 days now Havana has been perfectly quiet, and no anti-American hak: The second of the pair of 12-inch wick and acted k H 1 | throwing his weight on the lift rope, tried | ; a and acted quicker, He slipped out of | to raise the dump off of Hartley. He could| onstration has occurred, even from the arrival of the Vizcaya. In fact, at present breech-loading rifles just received 9 vo yal enon dl don ntvesa.d not move it until he had removed part of 41) classes are too joyous over the arrival of the big ship to think of anything else. from the Watervliet Arsenal at * en were aad ri street to- | tHe ce is Hartley remained conscious after being, But when the naval comparisons are made by the lower classes—the ' dangerous Troy, N. Y., was hauled through + ward the Belvedere as fast as his legs would e . - . ' ' . | carry him, | cg Dafa Bene mf Sey he could b at oom ased, | -jass—between the wrecked Maine with the little one-gunned Fern and the power-| 9 the streets to the Presidio reser- VIEUT. JOHN gd. BLANDIN, U. S. S. MHINE = The highwaymen did not see Johnson until A Dr. hs -- Aoapaae as se zt Roh — he gould ful first-class Vizcaya, their natural and cultivate? hatred may be expected to burst, 0 vation to-day. The immense gun (Officer of the deck when the Maine blew up.) ie on ’ Tr sc Oo ( i he was nearly a block away. They gave! 6 found and Dr. Rayhill ordered the re.| Out, and Americans may be killed. ; ; 3 mounted upon heavy trucks, o : chase, but he easily beat them to his hotel. | mains removed to Ho.dener’s. The inquest | When the big-Almirante Oquendo comes here Spain’s two finest ships would, ' drawn by about fifty horses, at- however, that the President would submit the Cuban question to Congress and that : Baker turned and drove to the Four | Was held there Thursday forenoon. The | C ld tak : te Courts, where he told of the circumstance, | V@Tdict was accident. in case of a sudden declaration of war, be completely entrapped. They couldn't use tracted considerable attention, for 9 ory would take some action. oe He was held a prisoner while Detectives Bag 1s Rite gee tga per ae with | their guns on the American fleet, and the attempt to pass seaward through the very it was not generally known that While Mark Hanna was frequenting bank parlors on Wall street last Saturday . 3 Killian and Skidmore made. an investiga- | body was taken down to East St. Louis! narrow Morro Channel would expose them to a concentrated fire. The channel, these heavy pieces of artillery he made some important admissions. He conversed with bank presidents and cor- mie tion. Johnson was found at the hotel, but | T2Ursday. too, could quickly be filled with two sunken hulks with a few big guns to ee | © had been expected by the army poration lawyers. Hanna’s mission, as is well known, was to check the war fever. Ws. only rtagag amy confirm the driver's story ' any passage. — officials for some months past. He stated that he came at the request of the President. The legal representative of 7. ; erie airoenenpan cee ros doNeiamaaes HE LOST HIS NERVE, The bay is filled with happy Spaniards, who first row about the Vizcaya, ial Ye Ss one of the greatest corporations in the country had an hour's talk with Senator ‘ | about the Maine., Then their countenances changed from awed admiration to a WASHINGTON, D. C., March Hanna. The latter uttered his well-khown views in favor of peace. He said that e THE WEATHER FORECAST. Man and Woman Decided on Suicide | contemptuous eee Some of the Vizcaya’s officers, too, rawed around the 3.—The House Committee on McKinley would do all in his power to prevent hostilities. In his opinion the i and She Succeeded. | wreck and went away laughing and evidently much pleased. Of course, they are Naval Affairs has ratified the ac- President's efforts would be successful. eis PARTLY CLOUDY—STATIONARY. not in New York now. tion of the sub-committee in rec- “Congress will probably take some action concerning Cuba,” said Hanna, “but Bhi ) : Ds Bee gece a oe “ norte 3.—A = Five divers are at present working on the wreck. Two navy men are erate ‘3 ommending an increase of $190,- if belligerency and independence are recognized it does not necessarily mean war.” ii ( a vicinity—Partly cloudy am ran ochder rushed up to Lieut or ordnance a ; di: a a Thursday wight and Friday; little change in | Schmunk and Patrolman Gill, who abst still investigating, and the wrecking company’s men are amidships and aft. ra ~ A , v4 nd Pye | Hanna imparted the same tidings to a number of others than the lawyer re- et temperature, standing on the corner of Superior and At last a strong effort has been made to get the bodies of Lieut. Jenkins ang ores, bringing the total appro- ferred to. Mgt For Missouri—Fair Thursday night; Friday mane var gga Aas and in breathless | \ferritt. One sailor’s body was recovered yesterday—only one. priation for this item up to 6) The above confirms the announcement of the President's intention in the Poste > ae partly c e ‘ oS ' . ee ie | oan Aang with rala in the extreme south- | {,. mpt to coenmntt eslicetsae fe tha Take mhon: | The divers say that the bodies are wedged in between pipes and plates and that 9 $300,000, besides the appropria- | Dispatch yesterday. Mr. McKinley will probably send a message to Congress set- meee } souse. | kes hours to release each one. Navy divers forward have brought up more tions of $25,000 for converting 4 ; forth the Cuban situation as he find ae | ee ce eee, Ment Friday He was but half dressed and was tremb-| t)).iach hell nexploded that can be used again. They were found hurled away to six-inch guns into rapid-fi ne : rime oe eye “i partly clowey, with rain in the extreme south | Ung Violentiy.. He added that his nerve | 10-inch shells u ‘i: } der magazine. P re. Senator Proctor is expected to bring additional intelligence. The consular re ) = portion. nf deserted him and he gave up the at-| starboard in the 1 inch pow £ guns, $45,000 for capping armor- : ¢ Cub held back. will Sf tempt. Bochder said that he and a woman | The wreckers have recovered the Maine’s safe with its contents in fair condition. | ical hells, $50,000 f he 2. che rom Tuna, BOW aS ack, will be laid before Congress. Then the responsi- sad ‘POST-DISPATCH T [eanoheren. } Agente Plena Ry. + pom: had agreed to | Capt. Magee of the Right Arm found the combination, and the safe was pre-| 3 piercing & ’ ’ or the | ility will rest with the latter body. : abe he took morphirie. They eres a End | sented to him. manufacture of cartridge ma- The least that will follow will be the recognition of belligerency. More prob- = TB. Me ceseeessees BA Al @. mM. S.......... 36 | ing turned on the gas. Then he raid his} A Spanish diver went down this morning and stayed below 15 minutes, and the’ 2 chinery—the latter appropriation ably will be the recognition of independence. The findi ithe M Fees BO Be vesvseesene BD AZ m.......00000,. 46 | Herve failed him and he fled. The officers "American crew don’t think he will go down again. The truth is they dumped him t o to the ordnance facto mE? of the Maine Cant ag a gow yyy aoe oS as orgy + ies present pepeetenees us ogre = ype 4 the number of enlisted men ree- lar | TIM TAT N a he . Il soon be finally brought to offer real genuin rule to Cuba and will as | ; tp tel : . . ~~ : her to retain nothing but the flag. ree ommended by the sub-committee Special to the Post- Dispatch. Sasi + Special Cable to the Post-Dispatch. ‘ The insurgent attitude is the same as ever—“independence or nothing.” has not yet been considered by : WASHINGTON, March 3.—Secretary Long, it is almost certain, will be — ee hi, a Copyright by the Press Publishing Company, 1898, + pase stance of th 1S ee L 1 ge the filthiest calaboose of the ava amore Hos- | the full committes. sured by Congress. He may be forced to leave the Cabinet. His “eliminating” bs ra al—the insurgent, Col. Bacallao, who tured and wounded last year while terv did— ly b me ink > pital—the insurgent, . v was capftre erview, coming as it did—purely by accident, ft is to be hoped—just after Washing- ES. § er ‘ MADRID, March 3. —] have just rec eived fr om the Direct- + wan But bed a Sher eet tone ye ra. be ao. rae. youserdays nay die 000000000 COO OO QOS SOOGOO ton had loaded up? in Wall street, has crested » rte sistiices . -* A sg me Td O an live free under the engattio bsol ands | or of Telegraphs an official intimation that my dispatch filed z allao has frequently been offered a full pardon if he would accept the new PRESIDENT DOLE reliable information has it that the Wall street market was inflated $20,000,000 in the “ae a ft last ; regime. “He is studying English and knew of the Maine's sufferers in the same hos- SENDS A CHEC three-quarters of an hour that intervened between the Secretary's declaration and ORES he ae for the Post- ‘Dispatch was stopped by the Press italy Ren = — tas vee , ptm le upon Cub Its] WASHINGTON, March 3—A most sudi| *M¢ close of the Stock Exchange Tuesday afternoon. 4h i ixed attentiom_of the American peo u uba results : sy Ry fA, | | ARTHUR E. HOUGHTON, ¢/in a full"knowledge of the actual condRions ; when they understand that there is a| *t#>tia! evidence of sympathy for the su Washington gamblers in Wall street profited immensely. It is believed many aks a | hopeless war on both sides with half a ion s*arved and half a million starving vivors of the Maine and the families of tha| Of them sit in Congress. Just how these gentry obtained the information in ad- a eae Special ite aides of the Post-Dispatch. : between them the Cuba struggle wont | last month. SYLVESTER SCOVEL. vietiine be mony hg ge the Navy Desert vance of the public, and they undoubtedly did have it, is not now known, but the Pes 3a from President Dole of Hawali. The mone . ene 4 eI : Larter etcsss+eossoccose| Special Correspondent of the Post-Dispatch. | was turned into the diet fe Y CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO. tm Py | ? | A . , / ) bia , oe . 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