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NEWS OF THE WEEK
From all Parts of the New
, and Old World.
BRIEF AND INTERESTING ITEMS
Comprehenalva llevlaw of the Import-
in Happening of the Cur
rent Wash.
An Ottawa dlepatoh say the house
of commons rushed the Yukon railway
bill tliroiign committee In ins limn
bait an hour. A clause in tha bill
provides tliut majority ol the direct-
or of th road must lis British. Tlio
bill now stand for third reading.
The Wolff Zw inker Iron woik of
Portland, Or., have received an order
from tht eeretry of the navy to rush
work on the threw toriwdo boat they
r now building, with til nosrible
peed. By working night and day tlie
88 t-knot boat Davis and Fox can be
mad ready for service in thra niontha.
General Superintendent MoOolreh
announced that large gangs of inon are
at work all along the line of the Astoria
A Columbia River railroad, and only
unities ot rune are yet to be laid.
The la at (pike lll be driven about
April 1, with appropriate ceremonies,
The man to drive It ha been selected
from the rank of the men who have
worked faithfully during the winter to
puih the line through.
The Ropnblioxn leader ol the home
re pressing for an early adjournment,
nd it la Mid that their course meat
the loll approval of the president. All
eve three of the appropriation bill
have gone to the annate. The Motion of
the appropriation committee in prepar
ing the general deficiency bill at thi
time I the beet evidence of the in ten
tion to secure, early adjournment.
The construction Of five modern dry
dooki ha been agreed on by the house
committee on naval affair. They are
to be located at Portiinouth, N. H.
Bolton, League ialand, near Phlladel
phia; Algiers, La., and Mare inland,
Cel. Three dock are to be of wood,
eioept thoee at Algier and Porta
mouth. The material of count motion
of these will not be determined upon
until later.
Charle E. French, formerly prom
inent oitlwn of Redlsnds, Cut., com
mitted micide by shooting himaelf
through the heart, alter making care
ful preparation for hi end and attend
ing to the minute detail ot hi busi
ness afiairs. He fint mangled hi wrtit
with a pooket-kiiite and lost over a
quart ol blood, but fearing that death
would not come, he fired a (hot from
pistol into bis body.
A ledge of gold-bearing quart ha
been found by men engaged in grading
Seventeenth tret, in Ban Francisco.
The street i being cut through a bluff
varying from 40 to S3 feet high, and
bout 800 feet long. Three year ago
tunnel wa enuk through the hill to
How the laying of large water main
to the reservoir on Clarendon Heights,
nd low-trade quart was then uncov
ered. The quarts which 1 now declared
to ihow trace of gold wa uncovered
by blast.
A patient at the Oregon State in
sane asylum, O. B. Chatfleld, pushed
n attendant, Arthur Moore, through
window and Jumped out himself. The
fall wa from the third story, and the
attendant and patient are now in the
asylum hospital, under treatment for
fractured bone and bruised flesh.
Two estimate of appropriation to
meet the ooat of the recent addition of
two regiments of artillery to the army
have been sent to congress by Secre
tary Alger. One was of a supplemental
estimate of $40,181 for the pay of the
army for the fiscal year, and the other
of deficiency of 1 84,1 50 in the car
rent year appropriation to defray the
expenditure lor the remainder of thi
year.
The Washington state ropcrintend
ent ba refused to issue certificate to
applicants In the recent examination
on account of violation ot the rule
which presoribe that no communication
hall be allowed during the time the
candidate i writing upon the ques
tion. Thi i the third time the iu
perintendent ha enforoed the law re
lating to certification. One ol the
case l held in the courts of Pierce
county still undecided, upon the de
cision of which rest the superintend
ent' right in the premise.
Benjamin Cluff, Jr., president ol the
Brlgham Young academy at Provo,
Utah, ha returned from a visit to the
Hawaiian Islands, where lie went at
the solicitation ol United State Sena
tor Frank J. Cannon, to determine the
status of the annexation sentiment
among the Hawaiian Islands. He said!
"A result of my Investigation I
would say that probably one-hall of the
Intelligent native of the island are
pronounced advocate ol annexation.
Of the remaining one-half I would say
that the great majority are primarily
In favor of the restoration of the mon
archy, and secondly they would much
prefer annexation to the United State
to continuation of the present govern
ment." Thirty-six carload of ammunition
have been sent to Tampa, Flo,
Dr. Tome Estrada Palma, of the
Cuban Junta in New York, I quoted a
aylng: "1 oonsider Mr. Quenada'
presence At Vice-President Hobart'a
reception to the Belgian prince in
Washington Tuesday a matter ol great
Importance. He wa invited a the
accredited representative of the Cuban
republic, together with the Spanish
minister .nd other members of the dip
lomatic corps. Mr. (Jueaada's presence
s an honored guest is very significant.
It ji a semiofficial recognition of Cuba."
FOR THE OMAHA FAIR.
Thlrtjr.Flva Cut. Making Preparations
in rartlolpate.
Omaha, March 83. Plans for state
onitiiings at tlie Trans-Miaalmiiinl .
position are coining in rapidly. The
tiepartment ol publicity has just re
co ved the architects drawings of the
innesoia ouikllng, the Arkansas
building, the Denver building and the
Missouri building. The plans for the
projwsed Iowa building meet the
hearty approval of the exposition au
thorities. The Illinois building Is
nnnny complete. . The Wisconsin
Dunuing is well under way. The Ne
braska building is practically coin
pietert. The plans for the Denver, or
woiorauo-Builuuig bave been accepted,
and the contract will he let in a day or
two. nans lor the Georgia pine pal
oe nave been submitted. It will be a
rmndsome structure, built wholly of
pine uonateel by u, people of Georgia.
llie Minnesota building will bo eon.
etruotedon similar lines of mihewn
log. ,
r-iane tor tne uregon building are
now being drawn, and will be submit
ted next week. Olhor states send as
eurance that plan lor their stute
buildings will be forthcoming within a
short time. It is highly probable that
the state of New York aiid New Jersey
win construct lianrtsomo buildings.
Thirty-five itato have to date de
cided to participate in the exposition.
In 80 ot these, commissions! have
been appointed and reports from agents
in tne miui are to the effect thut at
least five more states will be organized
within the next ten days.
The great government bulldine. 500
feet long, and the pinnacle ol whrwe
dome is nearly 800 feet high, is nearly
done. I lio management finds it neoes
ary to build several annexe to aocom
modate the extraordinary demand lor
exhibit space.
THREE DEATHS RESULTED
Murderoua Attack of WMta Men on
t Negro's Cabin.
Muskogee, I. T., March 13. A das
tardly outrage wa committed last
night at Wybark, five mile from here,
resulting in the dentil ot two men and
woman. Tne house of hd Chalmers,
negro, who recently married a white
woman, was attacked during the night
by six white men, who had evidently
determined to murder both the negro
and hi wife, both of whom hail been
threatened by white men who disliked
the anion, A door of their cabin wits
broken in, and both the negro and hi
wile were shot down, but not before
Chalmers had put np a good fight
against hi assailant. The woman
wa killed outright, and although
Chalmers succeeded In driving Off tho
attacking party, they left him mortally
wounded and he died before daylight.
Thi morning, the body of Matthews,
an aged white man, who lived at Gib
son station, was found near the Chal
mers cabin pieioed with a bullet.
Matthew answer the description
given by Chalmers before he died ol
one of hi assailants.
There were evidence that Matthews'
body had been dragged from Chalmers'
house to the place where it was found.
A gun lay beside the body, evidently
put there to give the impression that
the dead man had murdered the ncifro
and bis wife. Deputy United States
marshal! are Investigating the killing,
and it il believed the murderer will be
brought to justice.
MASSING HER SHIPS.
Kagland Gathering Powerful Float In
i tha Orient.
Tacoma, Wash., March 88. Officers
of tho Northern Pacific steamship Vic
toria, which arrived, Inst night from
Chin, and Japan, report that the
British government is massing a very
powerful fleet ol warships in Chinese
water, and that the British are buying
II the coal coming to those waters for
the men-of-war. So anxious are they
to get it that they send vessels to sea
nd there hail colliers and bargain for
their cargoes paying gilt-edge prioes il
neoessary. They are said to be buying
II the available eoal from tho Sues to
the northern coast ol Siberia, as they
do not want to use Japanese coal.
Purser McDonald says there are now 85
or 40 British warships on the China
station, and the fleet ha been consider
ably augmented in the past few weeks.
Among the latest arrivals was tho big
marine fighter Powerful, one of the
most destructive war vessel afloat. :
FOR STARVING CUBANS.
Missouri,
Kan. a. and Oklahoma
Sand
Train Booth.
Kansa City, March 23. A relief
fund of $9,088 and 18 car ol provi
sion and clothing, collooted in Mis
souri, Kansa and Oklahoma for the
starving Cubans, were forwarded south
from Kansas City today. The relief
measures are being carried ont under
the management ot the Kansas City
Star, and the agents of the Star will
id in the distribution at Matanzas,
under the direction of .United States
Consul Brloe. This relief is being oar
ried free in special train over the
Memphis road to Memphis, thence over
the Illinois Central to New Orleans.
The United States government has
granted transportation from New Or
leans to siantansaB. no pnuuipai
articles ol food sent are wheat, flour,
cornineal, rice, potatoes, rolled oats,
condensed milk and soup extracts. The
contributions ot clothing Include a great
number ol calico dresnes tor women ana
children, mostly of the "Mother Hub
bard" pattern, wade by various church
sewing circles.
San FranoHoo! Hefensas.
San Frnnolscb, March 88. Within
three weeks San jnranoisco win uavo
one of the moat strongly fortified har
bor in the United states, ami win
have fleet of warsnipa oapauie mmi
it. nmn with a country tnai nas mora
ships than Spain can send to the Golden
Gate.
SPAIN'S LAST CARD
Pando Seeking a Conference
With Cuban Leaders.
THE FINAL OFFER OF AUTOSOME
and dome. It It Ballaved, Will
Bejoat tba Offer, and Mareh oa
Havana-Other N.i,
Havana, March 83. New has just
reached this correspondent, from au
thentic sources, that the aotonomiet
government at Madrid, 1s now playing
Its last card to secure peace in Cubs
end prevent intervention by the United
States. '
Near Palo Prioto and Via Jaca (ior
das, in the province of Santa Clara,
on the west side of the Jnoaro Moron
trooha, are gathered several thousand
insurgents, under command of Calixto
Garcia and other prominent chiefs, ac
companied by Seuor Masso, president
of the Cnban republic, with several
member' of hi cabinet; also on the
west tide of tl.e trocha, in the district
of Sancti Spiritus, less than 10 miles
distent from General Garcia' forces,
are stationed 8,000 insuregiits under
Generals Panoho, Carrillo, Mouteuu
guedo, Lanclise, Legon and Gongnle.
The Spanish commander, General
Pando, with General Ramirec, Cnar
vex and other generals, is within a few
miles of General Calixto Garcia. Gen
eral Oomea is west ol the Juoaro Moron
trocha, within easy reach. All the in
surgent general, President Maeeo and
the insurgent officials with General
Garcia, not through General Pando's
line some time ago, and the latter gave
up the campaign, which was to be a
grand military ooup-de-grace, in the
province of Santiago de Cuba or the
province of Puerto Principe. In addi
tion to passing through the trooha, the
insurgent turned General Pando'e
flank. It 1 just possible that this flank
movement will be tho means of General
Pando' carrying out a long-contem
plated conference. General Pando's
purpose, to further which he hut or
dered a practical armistice in the east
ern part of Cuba, is stated succinctly
aa follows:
To have personal conferenoe with
General Calixto Garcia, Preeidont
Masso and other insurgents, and even
with General Gomes, if possible, and
to make them formal offer of auton- i
oray, according to the programme drawn ;
by the left or radical wing of the party.
A previously cabled, thi offer in
clude, in return for the ending of the
insurrection, the disarmament and dis
banding of all volunteers, commercial
treaties to be concluded without Spanish
interference, maximum sum of 8,
000,000 annually to be paid to Spain by
Cuba, a the latter' nominal suzerain,
no insurgent to be shot or imprisoned
on account of the existing insurrection,
nd no insurgent to be sent as prison
ers out of Cnba for future offense.
The advioes received here are in sub
stance that General Pando felt confident
of securing the conference, .while, on
the other band, Captain-General Blanco,
Secretary-General Congoeto and the
Spanish staff officer of high rank, and
many radical member of the autono
mist government, felt sure that the
proposition, being the best ever offered.
and assuring practical independence,
wonld be accepted, that the rebellion
would be declared at an end, and tint.
consequently, all excuse' for the inter
vention by the United State would be
ended. ' ...
Such view, however, were not held
hen this dispatch was sent by those
best acquainted with General Gomel
and hi chiefs, nor by the Spanish
Cuban merchants, banker, editor or
awyers, nor the liberal clasa in Havana.
The latter were aure that nothing but
absolute independence for Cuba would
ever be considered by General Gomes
or any of hi principal follower. In
support of the latter view it ia officially
announced that after the effort near
Manxanillo only two private ot Salva
dor Bui' band aurrendered.
It ia known besides thut General
Pando, in order to advance his plans
for the proposed campaign in Santiago
de Cuba, greatly weakened all the
troches, taking from ' them several
thousand men and much artillery.
It is regarded as certain in well-
informed circles here that Generals
Gome and Garcia, after refusing to
confer with General Pando, or 11 they
do confer, after refusing the terms
offered, will take sufficient cattle and
provisions from their comparatively
well-stocked plantations immediately
west, and then inaugurate a raid upon
the province of Matania, Havana and
probably Pinnr del Rio, appearing near
here within IB or 18 days, which is
considered possible.
Letters received herefrom prominent
autonomist in the provinces ot Santa:
Clara and Puerto Principe have been!
shown to this correspondent. The
writers are not favorable to the United
States; they still cling to the theory ot
autonomy, and class a fulae the asser
tion that the Spanish soldiers are un
paid, unfed and living in towns, while
their officers are conspiring against the
autonomist government and refuse to
take the field, either denying the pres
ence of insurgents or Baying "Let the
troop who are in favor of autonomy
fight its battles." ,
Other letters from the same souoes
nsist that 1 11 the plans laid to secure
the surrender ot the insurgents have
been badly conceived and poorly exe
cuted. : These letter add that only in
Isolated instance have any of the In
surgents laid down their arms, and
the leader, Masso, who surrendered, it
(till further asserted, was proscribed
by General Gome and was liable to be
tried by court-martial, while of the 100
nanrgent who surrendered with him
tToraento, more than half were back
with the Insurgent within fortnight.
FROM BRAZIL TO UNCLE SAM,
Formal Tranafar of Crtil.er Amaxonaa
Took Plane at Oraro.end.
Oravescr'M, England, March 31. The
cruiser Amaznnns, built by the Arm
strongs for Brazil and purchased by the
united States, was formally transferred
from the Brazilian flag to the Stars and
Stripe shortly after 1 1 o'clock A. M
The ceremony was simple and dignified
and to tne Brazilian officer it wa
somewhat pathetic
Lieutenant-Commander Colwell, Uni
ted State naval attache, accompanied
by Ensign Roberts, Assistant Engineer
Morris nd Consul-General Osborne,
arrived on board shortly before' 11
o'clock. The chief officer of the coast
guard and a number of customs onloers,
all in uniform, were already on board.
Lieutenant-Commander Colwell, salut
ing Commandor Corres, said:
"Captain, I have here a contract of
sale to which you were witness.
whereby this vessel I to be transferred
to me in behalf of the United States."
Commander Corree replied through
n interpreter, saying:
"In handing over the ship I desire
to say that it is done with the sincere
friendship ot Brazil."
Colwell, saluting, replied:
, "In behalf of the United State I
thank you for the sentiment."
In the center ol circle of officer of
both nations, Colwell then faced the
Brazilian flag flying from the cruiser's
(tern, and as the officer bared their
head the flag of Brazil was hauled
down, after which, facing about with
their head still uncovered, Old Glory
was run up. Lieutenant Colwell and
the Brazilian officers then shook hands.
Great interest was taken in the cere
mony, which ia said to have been
unique in naval history, by which one
power transferred a warship to another
in the harbor of a third power. :
. Several American flags were hoisted
at Gravesend after the Stars and Btripe
were unfurled over the Amazona.
After saluting Tilbury fort, the band
played "The Star Spangled Banner,"
with the crew standing at "attention."
Commodore Howell immediately or
dered 60 tent of coal for the San Fran
cisco and 803 ton for the Amazonas,
which is coaling, and is expected to
complete the work Tuesday, when he
will go to Holehaven to take on ammu
nition.
THE MAINE REPORT.
President Ex part, ta Keeelve It Within
a Short Time.
Washington, March 81. An air of
suspense was noticeable in the navy
department today, due to the approach
of the time for the delivery of the re
port of the court ot inquiry. It is not
known when the document will come
to Washington, and in view ot the re
ports of the determination of outside
parties to obtain possession of it before
the department receive it, the officials,
if they know, will not say how the
papers are to be brought to Washington.
All that ia known definitely is that the
president has suggested that the report
be made a soon as possible, and it is
expected to reach this oity in the coarse
of two or three days.
The cabinet today talked over the
matter, and the time stated above was
the general opinion of the member
when they had heard all that Secretary
Long had to report on the subject.
There I an impression that Lieutenant
Commander Marix will bring the docu
ment, though It 1 within Admiral
Sicard' power to choose any other
officer. . .
A cabinet officer expressed the, belief
that the report will require careful con
sideration on the part of the president
and his cabinet before given to the pub
lic, which would seem to postpone its
publication to some time about the mid
dle of the week, although nothing is
certain on that point.
The new naval policy, embodied in
the oreation of another squadron to
rendezvous at Hampton roads, was dis
oussed at the cabinet meeting at length
and received unanimous approval. '
Every jibase of the several questions
involved wa carefully considered, and
it Is believed that very soon after the
report ia reooived the president, possi
bly in conjunction with congress, will
announce a "definite policy. .
Alllanoe Talk irnabated.
London, March 81. The Daily
Chronicle, in an editorial on the growth
Of the Anglo-American alliance idea,
expresses the conviction that it is only
matter of time, but that it would be
great mistake to try to rush the
movement. . It says; '
"America does not need"more help
from o now than at any other time.
She- is superabundantly capable of
meeting any situation that may arise.
She will have our friendly sympathy
and neutrality in the Cuban question,
and at, this moment it ia difficult for us
to offer more. It Is quite certain that
England would never allow the United
State to be orushed by combination
of European powers. "
Overpowered the Guard.
' Boise, Idaho, Maroh 81. A whole
sale escape ot convicts occurred at the
penitentiary at 8 o'clock this afternoon.
A gang of IS men. employed, in the
quarry overpowered the guard and de
camped, taking the guard with them
some distance. Two of them returned
voluntarily, and six were captured dur
ing the afternoon. Five are still at
large. . . y :
Lumbar Schooner Burned.
Tillamook, Or., March 81. News
bas just been received from Oretown, a
small village on the coast, abont 80
miles south of here, that the lumber
schooner Arthur I, of San Francisco, is
on the beach at the point, total wreck,
having been broken into several pieces
by heavy sea.
. Nothing has been, seen of the crew,
nd it i feared that all have perished.
There is no telegraph line to Oretowr
and no further particular are obtain
able. - - . (f
SUPPLY IS SUFFICIENT
Food Enough in Dawson to
Last Two Years.
FEOSt THE MiXOOK COCNTBY.
Skagway Gambling Houses Closed Dowa
But F Cases of Scarry
at Dawson Now.
Skagway, Alaska, March fl. Via
Port Townsend, March 81. Ben At-
water arrived here last night from Cir
cle City and Dawson, N. W. T., bring.
lug 100 pound of mail from the above
places. Atwater's former home was
in Morrison, lib He went to the Yu
kon country in 1836, and has resided
there ever since. Atwster, accom
panied by H. C. Pettit, of Snohomish,
Wash,, left Circle City Janaary 10 and
Dawson February 8, with dog teams.
The trip up the river and lakes was a
bard one, the weather being bitterly
cold. "
Atwster says that there is food
enough In the Klondike country to last
the present population two years. As
a consequence ot the food scare the
output of the mines will be curtailed.
He estimates it at about $3,000,000.
Atwater says that many claims
which were considered to be only wild'
oat properties on . various creeks are
turning out well. Dominion is pay
log finely, and will hare a big cleanup
next spring. Suiphnr and Hunker are
also good, and so is Indian. Quarts
ledges have been found on the latter
creek which look well. There is quite
a settlement at the month of Stawart
river, but no reports have as yet been
received from the prospectors who went
np the river early In tne winter..
On Walsh creek, Ave miles below
Big Salmon, dirt has been found which
yields TS cents to the pan. A stam
pede occurred trots Circle City about
January 10 to American creek, abont
800 men leaving for that section. At
water met 800 or 400 men from Daw
son making their way to American
creek. American creek ia SO miles
from Forty-Mile, and abont 85 miles
below the international boundary on
the Alaska side.
The report from the Minook coun
try are very encouraging. A courier
from Minook arrived at Circle City just
before Atwater left that place, with
about 60 pounds of mail. This At
water brought out. The courier had
with him quantity of gold from
Minook, and be stated that the pros
pectois bad struck it rich in that sec
tion. '
Atwater says there are but few easee
of scurvy in Dawson. The hospital
contains but 45 inmates, and these
have eithei met with accidents or are
suffering from chronic diseases. The
general health of the people is good.
Aa result of the agitation here
against the "sure-thing", men led by
"Soapy" Smith, United States Com
miesioner Smith and Depnty United
States Marshal Molnnes closed all tha
gambling-houses on Wednesday night.
It I said that an arrangement was
made whereby the gambling will be re
stricted to so-called legitimate games,
and all sure-thing or bunco games will
be prohibited. . The sore-thing men are
leaving the town in twos and threes.
' The weather here for the past week
has been mild and spring like, and the
warm sooth wind and the sua are play
ing bavoe with the winter trail, which
follows the river for a distance of eight
miles. . Hundreds of people are making
their way over the divide,, however,
undeterred by wind or weather. The
now ha entirely disappeared from the
streets, which are now muddy beyond
conception.
The strike of the longshoremen for 75
cents an hour has been declared off by
vote of the local onion. The rate
now paid is. 50 cents an- hour, the
steamship companies agreeing not to
employ Indiana in hauling .freight on
the docks. '
Lived on Do-Diet.
Seattle, Maroh 81. H. C. Pettit,
who arrived here from Dawson City
this morning on the City of Seattle,
says that a large party left Circle City
in January, with supplies for the Tan
ana Indians on the headwaters of Tan
ana river. The Indians number about
800. Every winter they depend on a
run of moose and cariboo for food. The
run did not materialize this winter,
nd, after they had exhausted their
supplies of salmon, they were forced to
eat their dogs, the supply of which was
small. ; . .
A trapper passing through the dis
trict became acquainted with their sit
uation. He immediately carried the
news to Circle City, and a relief expe
dition was at once sent ont.
Down From Copper River.
Seattle, March 21. The steam
schooner Bival arrived today from
Copper river. The Rival enoountered
terrible storm on the way down and
wa forced to put into Yakutat bay for
three days. Of the 1,000 prospector
that have landed at Valdes, 600 have
started into the interior. The remain
der are camped on the ice at Valdes.
The Rival reports having spoken the
schooner Moonlight, northbound, with
all well on board. The schooner Gen
eral Biglin arrived out safely,- dis
charged and ia now returning. Noth
ing was seen ot the brigantine Blakely
or her consort, which left here some
week ago for Copper river ports.
Behenae Is Imposelble.
Madrid, Maroh 81. A semi-official
agency today publishes the following
announcement:
"It is useless to talk of the sale ot
Cuba. The sale could not be arranged,
except by parliament, and it is impossi
ble that any Spanish chamber would
agree to sell the ialand at any price,"
FRANCE'S DEMANDS.
Some Important Concessions to Be Rx
eted ot China.
Peking, Maroh 91. France tits
formulated the following fresh de
mands: That China shall not cede any por
tion of the four provinces, Kwang
Tung, Kwang Si, Yum Nan and Kwel
Chau; that .the railway from Tnng
Chan Ting (on the northern frontier ot
Tonquin) shall be extended via Paz,
Siam, Into the Yun Nan province, and
that coaling station be granted
France at Lei Chan Fa, in the Hen
Chau peninsula, north ot? Una Nan.
Thus far China declines to comply
with any of these demands,
Peking, March 31. France makes
numerous other demands upon China
in addition to those cabled last night.
They include extensive railroad and
coal concessions, exclusive mining
privileges and also insist that the di
rector of the imperial post office be a
Frenchman. Eight days are allowed
China to reply and tbe threat are in
terpreted to indicate that the Frenoh
will occupy the province of Hai Nio
onies the Chinese comply.
Terrible State of Aft-air.
Washington, March 81. Senator
Gallinger was at the capitol today for
tbe first time since his return from
Cuba. ' When requested to make a
statement as to his observations on the
condition of affair on the island, he re
sponded: : "Yon can sign my name to any pic
ture yon may draw of utter wretched
ness and destitation and hellishness in
that country. The reconoentrados are
perishing by thousands fur want of the
commonest necessaries of life. The
best information obtainable leads to
the conclusion that there have been be
yond doubt 400,000 deaths aa a result
of Spain's brutal policy, tad many more
are occurring from day to day.
Spaniard Worae Than Turka.
Detroit, March 81. Pre feasor Dean
C. Worcester, of tbe university of
Michigan, who has visited the Philip
pine islands in the inteiest of science,
says that people here are. unwilling to
believe tbe thing said about the Span
ish treatment of the Cubans. They
seem too abhorrent, but if they oould
appreciate that the outrages in Cuba
dwarf those ol Armenia they would
have stopped them long ago.
Xxtra Work at Fowder If Ilia.
Santa Crus, Cai., Mareh 81. The
powder works were in foil blast Sunday
making government powder. : It is
unusual for the force to be at work Sun
day. As extra men are being em
ployed, it is presumed that orders have
been received to increase the output.
For the past week, the mill has been
devoted exclusively to iha manufacture
of government brown powder.
Wilmington, Del., March 81. The
powder works of the E. L Dupont-De
Mours Company is working day and
night on a government order for hexa
gonal powder for the big guns. The
daily oapacity of the work ia said to be
10 tons of powder. Work is also said
to be hurried at tbe company's plant in
New Jersey, near Gibbstown.
ktoro Trouble Brenlnf.
Mexico City, . March 81; Twelve
Guatemalans of the staff of General
Morales, tbe Guatemalan rebel leader,
left here yesterday for Vera Cms, and
will disembark at Chapuperico. They
will go well armed, and take tents for
130 people.. ' General Morales will fol
low in a few days, and it is believed
that this portends fresh breaking out
of the rebellion.
Spaniards are said to be aiding Mo
rales, and will expect if be succeeds to
receive favors from his bands.
An Idaho Railway Sckamo.
Boise, Idaho, March 81. A contract
has been signed for 1500,000 of bonds
of tbe proposed Moscow & Eastern rail
way, which has been projected to reach
the White Pine belt, lying in Latah
and Shoshone counties. The, prelimi
nary survey has been made and it is
expected the work ot eonstracting the
line will be under way by July 1. The
road is to be built to a point 40 miles
almost directly east of Moscow, upon
the Potlatch river, in the heart of a
vast body of white pine timber, and
said to be the most extensive and finest
body of this timber now standing.
Gold and Silver From Sea Water.
New York, Maroh 81. About B8
ounces of bullion in the proportion of
one-third gold to two-thirds silver and
valued at about $540, has been re
ceived at the assay office in the, cones.
It came from the Electrolytic-Murine
Salts Company, of Boston, and Arthur
Ryan, its president, claims that the
metal was extracted from sea water at
North Luhec, Me. Of the economics
ot the process nothing was said. As
says will be made and upon them will
depend what is to be paid for the bul
lion. . - v
Plague Biota Expected.
Bombay, March 81. Two hundred
new cases and 818 deaths from the
plague were reported today. Five
..Europeans bave been attacked. The
Mohammedans at Hubli, on tne south
Mahratta railway, hearing of the riots
in this city, have deoided to reeist the
plague committee's operations. The
volunteers have been mobilised, and
the infantry hs been summoned, but
as yet there has been no conflict.
' ! Doe. Not Want Hawaii. .' '
, London, March 81. The government
of Great Britain is surprised at the re
port ot the senate committee on foreign
relations, which, after presenting a
joint resolution for annexation of Ha
waii, set forth that Great Britain was
plotting for the absorption of Hawaii.
Havana, March 81. General Pando,
concerning whose saiety anxiety rua
been expressed m some circles, arrived
this morning at Cic,;o de Avilla, prov
ince of Puerto Prinoipa,
ISLE OF DESOLATION
Redfield Proctor Tells Senate
What He Saw ia Cuba.
VICTIMS OF SPASIS7I IflSRULR
Condition mt Roae0ntradoa Pleftnreri
' A Splendid Baee That la Now
Nearly Exterminated.
Washington, March 18. Senator
Sunday from an extended trip to aiid
through the island of Cuba, this after
noon made a statement to the senate of
bis observation on the island, From
many points of view tbe statement was '
remarkable. It bod evidently been
moat catefuily prepared Every ele
ment ot sensationalism bad been studi
ously eliminated from it, and except so
far as tbe facts recited were sensation
si, it bore not tbe slightest evidence of
an effort to aronee the public mind, )
readjkeenly alive to the condition of
affairs 03 the island.
Calm and dispassionate to a notable
degree, the atterances of the senator
aroused breathless interest. Every
person within the sound of his voice ,
was convinced that he was putting his
observations into careful terms, lent lie
might subject himself to the eritioiem
of being emotional.
Ha spoke in part as follows:
"More importance seems to be at
tached by others to my recent visit to
Cuba than I hare given it. It has
been suggested that I make a public
statement of what I saw and how the
.1 1 - 1 Tli!. T J,Irt.
on account of public interest in all
that concerns Cuba, and to correct any
inaccuracies that have not unnaturally,
appeared in some of the reported inter
views with me.
"My trip was entirely unofficial, and .
of my own notion; it was not Boosted
by anyone. The only mention I mmie
of it to the president was to say to bim
that I contemplated such a trip, and to
ask him if thre was any objection tu
it, to which he replied that he could
see none." i
The senator spoke in very kindly
terms of Consul-General Lee and of
Coneal Brice. Referring to the Maine
matter he enid:
"It has been stated that I said there
was no doubt the Maine was blown up
from the outaide. This is a mistuka.
I may have said that such was the gen
eral impression among Americans in
Havana; in foot. I have no opinion
about it myself and carefully avoided
forming one. I gave no attention to
these outside surmises. I met the
members of the court of inquiry on
their boat, but would as soon approach
our supreme court in regard to a pend
ing case as that board. They are as
competent and trustworthy within tho
lines of their duty as any court in the
land, and their report, when mai'.e,
will carry conviction to all the people
that the exact truth ha beeu stated as
tax as it is possible to ascertain it.
"Havana, the great city tod capital
of Cuba, is, in the eyes of the Spanish
and many Cubans, ail Cuba, as Peris is
France. But, having visited it in
more peaceful times and seen its sights,
the tomb of Clonmbua, the forts, Cu
ban ae, Morro castle, eta, I did not care
to repeat this, preferring trips in the
country. Everything seems to go on
much ae asual in Havana, and one sees
few signs of war.
"Outside of Havana all is changed.
It ia not peace, nor is it wrr; it is deso
lation and destruction, misery and star
vation. Every town and village is sur
rounded by trocha, a sort ot rifle pit;
The purpose ot these troches is to keep
the reoonoentrados in as well as to
keep the insurgents out. From all tha
surrounding country the people have
been driven into tbe fortified town
and held there to subsist as they eau.
They are virtually prison yards, and
not unlike one in general appearance.
Every point is in range of a aoldier's
rifle. .
"West of Havana is mainly the rich
tobacco country, east, so far as I went,
la tha md rottinn. - Npnrlv alt Ilia
sngar mills are destroyed between Ha
vana and Sagna.
"Tbe reconceiitrados number about
400,000. They were the peasantry,
farmers, some landowners, others rout
ing lands and owning morw or less
stock, others working on estates snd
cultivating small patohes, and even a
small patch in that fruitful clime will
support a small family. According to
their standard of comfort, before Wey
ler's order was issued they were well
off. When they reached the towns to
which they were driven, they were al
lowed to build hnts of palm leaves iu
the suburbs and vacant places within
the trocha, and left to live if they
could. For want of space the huts are
crowded close together. They have no
floor but the ground, and no furniture,
nd after a years' wear, but little
clothing. The commonest sanitary
provisions are impossible.
"Torn from their homes, with foul
earth, foul air, foul water and foul
food, or none, what wonder that one
halt have died and that one-quurter ol
the living are sodiseased that they can
not be saved. , A form ot dropsy is tha
result of this condition. Little children
are still walking about wilh arms and
chestB terribly emaciated, eyes swollen
and abdomens bloated to three times
the natural sisw. , Death ia the streets
have not been uncommon.
' "I coold not believe that out of a
population of 1,600,000, 200,000 hud
died within the Spanish forta, prac
tically prison walla, within a few
months past from actual starvation arid
diseases caused by Smmfficifut and im
proper food. My inqnirit! . fwm
reliable sonrcee, and every tmo lite
answer was that the cue had r.ot br.m
overstated. Wltt I saw I eennct t-'!
t'-is', others can n it.