The Hillsboro argus., April 21, 1898, Image 1

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VOL. V.
HIT T Ul!nPM llt V(lfKr rvit inui -r i nntr . -.r,r,.
DOINGS OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened In the
.- wviiized World.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
A Complete Review of the News of the
rt Beveu Days In f hi and
All Foreign Lands.
The Iiritirtli government is buying
coal lurt'ly on account of nn. increase
1.. U fl....t lft M .1
III wo noei, 111-viuw Ui win nimcifmtuu
Spanish-American war.
Under instructions from MiniBtor
Polo, the Spanish consuls are arranging
for the departure of the Spaniards from
their respective "localities in this
country. '' "
The Chicago Chronicle says: The
American soldiers live well, ami the
experts declare tlint an army of 200,000
men oan he supplied from domestic
ouroea without Inconveniencing any
body or caiming the price of food
products to lino.
General Low Wallace, the famous
soldier, diplomat and novelist, who was
71 years old April 10, has formal ly
withdrawn from the race for the United
Stales senate, anil announces that he
will enter the army and fight for Cuban
Independence.
The concentrator of the Morning
mine, at Wallaoe, Idaho, was burned
Tuesday night. The loss is 1100,000,
insurance 100,000. A new concentrator
will he built, hut in the meantimo 800
miners will be out of employment for
six months. Tiie mine and mill are
owned by Larson & Urecnougli. .
The Kpnnish authorities have ac
quired all the principal warehouses at
iVneriffe, Canary Inlands, and at Grand
Canary for the accommodation of a
large reinforcement of troops expected
there, and to hold stores due to arrive.
Even churches there are being tisod for
military purposes,, and the -strength ef
the fortifications is belnj; ..increased.
At Las Piiluiax,' large quantities of
grain have been amassed.
The. Home correspondent of the Lon
don Chronicle sitvs: Some of Die
powers, including-' France uno. Italy;
are acting in concert ' with thuLV'tica
in an effort to persuade Spain to aban
don Culm. It is Haidjuin - is secretly
inclined to this course, but prefers to
await the outbreak of .war in -order to
have the appearaWc "of yielding to
force; bo as to be '.'Justified by publio
opinion. , m.v
News of further fighting between in-.'
eurgents and Spanish t loop's in the
provlnoo of Piuar del Uju,- has reached
Havana. It appears Jbe insurgents
under Lores Aguliivr. liiso made an at
tack Saturday upon the Spanish.. forces
in Pinar del Rio, and" had the bent of
the light, even according to the Spanish
announcement of the affair. Spanish
report adds that the garrison of the fort
lo.it four men killed and had nine
wounded. , '... -'" '",
The supporters in England - of Don
Carlos, the Spanish pretender.,) headed
by the Gail of Ashbnrnhain, aie active
ly preparing for emergencies. Kvery
detail has been arranged to seize the
propitious moment for action.. . The
local Carlists are corvvinoed that the
present dynasty is doomed, and that
Spain will be forced to choose between
Kepublicanisin and Dun. i!ari'o; .'They
add that the only oha(ie jof the present
dynasty is a suoceBsfutvair against the
United Slates, the possTWIity of which
is eooulod. t.i i ';' j-'jj
The president has nominated' V. 8.
Ballard, of the District of Columbia, to
be assistant agent at the auimoti -fisheries
in Alaska. : ' ' '"
The giivernment of .-BwittSerlund has
prohibited the iinportatioo'of : Aiiieriean
fresh fruits, owing to tj, alleged pres
ence of the San Jose scale on thefmit
recently imported. i '''''.',. .,t; ,
Consul Brice, who hat. arrived in
New York, says that for 'three days be
fore leaving Matanzas, the people-
threatened ins life, and at all times hit
property was in danger. jf . ,;,,.';
Special dispatohes from "'Madrid say
that advices from the Philippines re
port that the rebellion is increasing,
and that 10,000 rebels are now under
arms. Trouble ia feared at Manila. (
A report has been received in Par
sons, Kan., of a duel fomrht at Mineral
City between Jack Muruiy, -a' farmer,.
hiim an uimnown man;' 'Both were
killed, each receiving four shots in the
body. The cause of the tragedy is not
known. Y'",' '.''''
O. M. Dean, editor of tWwiNiaml
Comity Free Press, shot and . killed
Hank Schufelt, who attacked him' when
going from Grinnell to ..titahome In
Williston, N. D. The exposure pf cattle-stealing
by a gang of rustlers is sup
posed to be the cause of the affrtyj .
Five more murders have resulted from
the Baker Howard feud in Kentuoky.
Suturday, George Baker was shot and
killed by members of the Howard fac
tion, while on his way to town. Sun
day, Alex Baker and hia brothers wend
to Howard's home, oalled the old tnan
out and aliot him to deatb,iHwJ then
finished their work of- revenge, by. kil
ling his wife and two oh ijdren, after
which they fled to the mountains. .
Dennis . Clifford, a wealthy Mon
. tieul man, has been killed, and Joseph
O'Meara, for many years one of the
brightest athletes in Eastern,. Canada,
is charged with the crime. ; Clifford
owned the store oooupied by MPs ;
O'Hare, O'Meara's sister, and;, the
atook was seized for rent. Fearin'jf ilfat
the bailiff might allow the goods -to be
removed, he decided to watoh all night.
At a late hour that night, O'Meara was
heard talking to him, shortly after
which Clifford was found on the bal
cony of the house dead.
SPAIN WILL SUFFER.
England's rroposal to Deelara Coal
Contraband Mult- Until hum.
Hew York, April 20. In directing
ner colonies to regard coal as contra
band of war in the evont of hostilities
between the United States and Spain.
Great Britain has taken action, Ameri
can officials say, in line with the
wishes of the president, and naval au
thorities, says the Washington corre
spondent of the Herald. Pressure will
be exerted upon France, Hnyti and
San Domingo to accomplish the same
result, and some attention ia being
given by the state department to South
American conn tires, with a view of set
curing a contraband character of coal,
as well as an announced determination
on their part not to sell either to
Spanish or American men-of-war a
supply of fuel groator than necessary
to enable the belligerent vessels tb
steam to the next home port.
Ho far as the Danish West Indies are
concerned, the authorities have pnr:
chased, In their leports, all the coai
that is possiblo to secure. Witli cnul
a declared contraband of war, adminis
tration officials and naval experts say
it will be impossible for Spanish ves
sels to operato in the West Indies or
in the Pacific, and as a result the
chances of success for American arms
would be immeasurably enhanced.
Great Britian'a declaration of the
contraband character of coal will affect
the United States at only one point in
the far East. The United States now
has at Hong Kong six vessels, the
cruisers Baltimore, Olyinpia, Kaleigh,
ami Boston and gunboats Concord and
Petrel-and these ships 'are awaiting
tlio word to itiirli to Mi.nila.
If the fortifications of the .Philip-
pines stioulit stand OR tho Auutriean
fleet for any time, the operations of tho
vessels would bo greatly embarrassed',
for by England's declaration, her col
oniei will bo only allowed to sell to
either belligerent a Bupply only suffi
cient to take him to his home port.
Appreciating the position assumed
by the Biitish government, - Com.
tnander Dewey, acting under instruc
tions from Secretary Long, has pur
chased a large quantity of coal ami has
stored it on board two colliers, which
will, accompany his fleet to the Philip
pines. ' Extended, operations would ner
ci'ssita'te a renewal of the supply, and
the1, oenthrt'' position, of. Hawaii - is
pointed to by naval experts who want
it'toif ft n'ava) base. Hawaii is 4,000
miles from t,he Philippines. Her posi
tion in the family of nations would
compel her to observe striot neutrality,
and -'not favor 'one belligerent, .inure
than. another, but her annexation, it ia
pointed out,, would result - In placing
Supplies for the. Asiatic squadron 2,
000 miles nearer to the vessels than
would be the case if ooal, munitions of
war, etc, had to bn shipped from the
United Status. It is also pointed out'
that Hawaii will find it necessary" to
soll'coal to a' Spanish vessel in at Hon
olulu sufficient to take it a portion of
the wayto its next home port, just as
s',a would' sell to any American ship.,
In the event that coal is declared
contraband by France, San Domingo
and Hayti, authorities say it would be
impossible for Spanish vessels to secure
coal in the West Indies.
JOAQUIN CRESPO KILLED.
Venesuelan President Slain While Fight
ing tu Muliituin His Government.
New York, April 20. A special
cablegram from .Caracas, Venezuela, to
trro Evening World, says that Presi
dent Orespo, of Venezuela, was killed
in a battle with' Hernandez, the
leader of the rebel forces, last Friday.
! (Joaquin :Crespo first came . into
prominence'" in 1880,, when he acted as
a substitute for General Guzman Blan
co. : He showed braVery and was faith
ful, i In 1888 he, served part of a terra
s president.. He got up a revolution
shortly afterward, and had to flee. In
IBDil lie got up another revolution, cap
tured the capital, Caracas,' and
declared hinrself.-dictator. At a subse
quent election, he was eleoted for four
years, beginning February, 1894. .
, Stock In Dang-eV of Starving.
San Franoiaco, April 20. A Chron-.
icle special from Fresno says: Tin less
something, at present unforseen ' hap
pens, fully 100,000 head of sheep, and
cattle will die of starvation in this
county in the next few months on ao
.CQunt of lack, of grazing grounds. It
is said representation has been made
-to Senator White, asking that the. Si
erra reservations be thrown . open to
sheep and catt'e this year, with no re
strictions as to national parks.
Spanliih Fleet at I'orto Rloo.
Provincetown, Mass.', April 20.
'Captain Kebb, of the barkentine Mo
rales,- which rrached this port today
from Ponce, Porto Rico, reports that
bn April 6 eight Spanish torpedo-boats
arrived at that port from the Canaries.
Two Spanish roen-of war were there
already. A Spanish cruiser was sighted,
as the vessel Bailed. : '",;
No More Foreign Warihlpi. -
Washington, April 20. It was
Stated at the navy department that
efforts to secure the Chilean battle-ship
O'Higgins have been practically aban
doned, and that there is no longer any
prospect that the United States desires
or will be able to secure any more war
ships either belonging to foreign nations
or having been built in foreign ship
yard?. -,'...
Invitation May Be Accepted.
Paris, April 20. Le Journal' pub
lishes an interview which its Madrid
correspondent has had with Senor
.Mpret, in the ooui tj of .which he said:
- - "Spain has made all the concessions
compatible with her honor, and if Mc
Kinley wants Cuba let,' him oome and.
take it." '
i Burculuna University Closed.
. Barclona. Anril 10. The university
here has closed, In consequence of the
tieomnstrations made by the students.
WAR DRUMS KOLLIXf
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Gauntlet Thrown Down tc
Spanish Government.
JOINT RESOLUTION IS FOR WAR
Intervention Without Iteiognlllnn,
Het Porlh In the Mesna,
In Triumphant.
Washington, April 20. The tocsin
of war has been sounded by the Amer
ican congress.
. After one of the hardest-fought bat
tles between the two houses known in
many years, congress, at an early hour
this morning, came to an agreement
npon the most momentous question it
has dealt with in a third of a century,
The ubrtn resolution passed and will
be sent to the president this morning
Its provisions means the expulsion of
Spain from the island of Cuba by the
armed forces of the United States
There wore roll-calls in both houses,
and each body had tenaciously held to
its own resolution. The conferees had
jreat difficulty in agreeing.
The first confereuoe showed a deter
ruination on the part of the house not
to yield a single point, and it was only
after long consultations witli the house
leaders that they agreod to allow the
little words "are and" in the first sec
Hon of the senate resolution, which de-
olares that the people of Cuba are, and
of right ought to be, free and indeuend
But. The resolution, as finally adopt
ed, was that reported from the senate
ooinmittee on foreign relations, with
the addition of the fourth section.
known as the Teller amendment, dis
claiming any intention on the part of
the United States to acquire Cuba
The resolution cannot be sent to the
president until after it is signed by the
presiding officers .today.
Speaker Reed will not sign the
Cnban resolution on til t,he house meets.
this noon.. It; will then go to the yice
president, and. after his siitnature. to
he presidont.'.' - ; '
Washington, April 20. The house,
Alter oji e ol the Iiardcst nlid most iles
perate fights in its history, succeeded
in forcing (he senate to yield its main
contention in the war resolution lbs:
independence of the' existing govern
mailt of Cuba.-.. With that exception,
the house accepted the senate resolu
tion. The Republicans ,. who jouie.il
with the Democrats in an attempt to
concur in the senate amendments en
tire rallied 14 votes at one'-tiine, and on
every vote thereafter the vote dwindled
When the final vote was taken short
ly before 8 o'clock this morning, 8.10
votes were cast for the declaiation,
upon which we are going to war, if war
is to be. bix votes only were cast
against it. They yielded five Repnb
licanB and one Democrat.
House, 310 to 8; Sena'e, 43 to 35.
Washington, Aprj-1 20. The resohi
tion as agreed to is as follows:
Joint resolution. Joint resolution
for the recognition of the independence
of the people of Cuba, demanding that
the government of Spain relinquish its
authority and government in the island
pf Cuba, and to Withdraw its land ami
naval forces from Cuba and Cuban wa
ters, and directing the president of -the
United States to use the land and lia
val forces of the United States to carry
tins resolution into effect. .,'. ..
Whereas, The abhorrent conditions
which have existed for more -than three
years in the island of Cuba; so near
our own. borders,-, have; shocked the
moral sense' of the people of the United;
States, have been a diegrnee to Chris
tian civilization, oulrrl mating',, as they
nave, in the destruction of . a . United
States battle-ship and 268 oits officers
and crew, while on a friendlv visit in
the harbor of Havana, cannot be longer
endured, as has been set forth by the
president of the United' Statea in hia
message bf, April II, 1898, upon which
the aotiori lof' 'co'iigreBS Was Invited;
therefore be it
Resolved, By the senate and house of
representatives of the United States of
America, in oongress assembled! '
First That the people of the island
of Cuba are, and of right ought to be,
free and independent. v '-,
Seoond That it is the duty of the
United States to demand, and tho gov
ernment of the United States does
hereby demand, that the government of
Spain at onoe relinquish its authority
and government in the island of Cuba,
and withdraw its land and naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Third That the president of the
United States be, and he is hereby di
teotcd and empowered to .use the entire
land and .naval., forqp of .the United
Statea, and to. call into tho actual ser
vice of the Uni ted States .the militia of
the several states to such an extent as
mcy be necessary to carry these resolu
tions into effect. "' - ' .' '
. Fourth That the';' United States
hereby disclaims any disposition to ex
ercise sovereignty, jurisdiction or con
trol over said island, except for the
pacification thereof; and asserts its de
termination, when that is accom
plished, to leave the government and
control of the island to its people.- ,-
::' Names for the Tugs.
Washington, April 20. Secretary
Long has selected names for the five
tuga reoently purchased by the govern-'
ment for aervioe' in , connection with
the Pacific and gulf ports. The tugs
C. G. Coyle and, Penvyood, purchased,
at New Orleans and' Mobile,' respec
tively, will hereafter be known ns the
Chootaw and Powhattan, respectively.
The tugs Fearless, Vigilant and Aotive,
! purchased on the Pacific coast, will re-
tain their present names.
THE TWO PROPOSALS.
Text of the Resolutions Passed by the
Senate and House.
The following passed the senate 67
to 21:
Whereas, Die abhorrent conditions
which have existed for more than three
years in the islam) of Cuba, so near
our own borders, have shocked . the
moral Bense of the people of tiie United
Statea; have been a disgrace to Chris
tian civilization, culimnuting as they
have in the destruction of a United
States battle-ship, with 266 of its offi
cers and crew, while on a friendly
visit in the harbor of Havana, and
cannot longer be endured, as lias been
set forth by the president of the United
States in his message to congress of
April U, 1898, upon which the action
of cogrees was invited; therefore be it
Resolved, By the senate and house of
representatives of ffie Unite States of
America, In congiess assembled:
First That the people of the island
of Cuba are, and of right ought to be,
free and independent, and that the
government of the United States hereby
recognizes the republic of Cuba as the
true and lawful government of that
island.
Second That it is the true' duty of
the United States to demand, and the
government of the United States does
hereby demand, that the government of
Spain at once relinquish its author
ity and government in the island of
Cuba, and withdraw its land and naval
forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Thud That the president of the
United States be, and he is hereby di
rected and empowered to use the en
tire land and naval forces of the United
States, and to call into the actual ser
vice of the United States the militia of
the several states to such extent as may
be necessary to carry these resolutions
into effect.
Fourth That the .United States
hreby disclaims any disposition or in
tention to exercise sovereignty, juris
diction or control over Baid island, ex
cept for the pacification thereof; and
asseits its determination, when that is
aocomplshed to leave the government
and control of the island to its people,
, House,-3g to 19.
. Whereas, TJie government of Spain
for three yiears past has been waging
war on the island of Cuba against
revolution by the. inhabitants thereof,
without making any substantial prog
ress towaid the suppression of said rev
ulution, and has cunducted the warfare
in a manner, contrary to" the Jaws of
nations, by methods ihhrjman 'and un
civilized, causing .thexie&th by starva
tion ol more than 260.000 innocent
noncombatants, the victims being for
Uie moBt part helpless. -.women and
cpuaren; innicting intolerable injury
to the commercral interests of the
United States', "involving the destruc
tion of the Jivea'and property of many
ol our citizens, entailing the expendi
tnre of millions pf dollars in patrolling
our coasts and policing the high seas
in Older to maintain our neutralitv;
and,
Whereas, This long series of losses.
injuries and burdens for which Spain
is responsible has culminated in the
destruction of the United States battle
ship Maine, and in the death of 266 of
our seamen; therefore be it
Resolved, That tiie president is here
by authorized and directed to intervene
at once to stop the war in. Cuba, to the
end and with the purpose, of securing
permanent peace and order there, and
establishing by the free action of the
peopteHhere of a stable and independ
ent government of their own in the
island of Cuba; and the president is
hereby authorized and empowered tc
use the land and naval forces of tbe
United States to execute the purposes
of this resolution. . .
RIOTS IN MALAGA.
AmerloAn Consulate Stoned Escutcheon
Torn Down and Insulted.
Malaga, April 19. The noting
which broke out vesterday was con
tinned last evening. The gendarmes
charged the mob frequently, and the
rioters returned their attacks with
volleys of stones. Many pei sons were
bruised, and . numerous arrests were
made. The city is quieter this morn
ing.; '
The Insult to the United States.
London, April 19. The Malaga cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says:
About 10 o'olock last, evening a large
group of young people, who had al
ready met in another part of the town
for the purpose of organizing a demon
stration, arrived in front of the Ameri
can consulate, and began to cheer for
in, They did-not at this time ut
ter any ory against the United States.
Tbe chief of police endeavored to dis
perse them, but only succeeded in driv
ing the. crowd from the front of the
consulate. The demonstration - then
paraded along the Calle de Larses, the
most frequented street in Malaga, and,
accompanied by a very large crowd re
assembled in tbe Plaza de la Constitu
tion. The oivil 'governor and mayor has
tened to the spot to calm the people,
and were received with wild oheering,
out in the meantime another group
posted themselves opposite the Ameri
can consulate. They carried a Span
ish banner,' and after uttering many
patriotic cries, began to throw stones
at the building. -All the windows
were smashed, and a part oi the furni
ture of the consulate, seriously dam
aged.' '''' . ' '' '', '",'' j' ,,.''
When the crowd 'was' as t the height
of its frenzy, a ladder was brought and
a man, getting bold of the -American
escutcheon, threw it to the ' ground,
amid immense oheering. -The escut
cheon was then paraded as ;,a trophy
through the Breets, and , was' ulti
mately oarried to the crowded' Plaza
de Constitucion, where its appearance
created great enthusiasm! ... .
Another group, headed by. a well-
known Carlist, went through the prin
cipal stieet and passed the consulate
bouting "vivas" to Spain, to the armv
nd orying incessantly,
TO RECOGNIZE CUBA
Senate Passes Resolution by
a Majority of Forty-Six.
ASK FOR ARMED ISTF.RVKXTIO.N
Stirring Speeches Closed the Four
Days' Debate-Twenty-Five
Senators Heard.
Washington, April 19. The United
States senate has spoken. Its voice ia
for war war until the saffron flag of
Spain shall have been furled in the
Western hemisphere, and furled for
ever." Its voice, Jtoo, is for the independ
ence of the infant republic of the Gem'
of the Antilles. "Free Cuba and the
independence of the island republic"
was the shibboleth of the senate
throughout the four days of debate
which ended tonight.
While the verdict returned was de
cisive, it is just to say that it was not
final. Notes of discord almost forebod
ing in their tones were sounded. This
foreboding was not due in any Bense to
anxiety about the result of the impend
ing conflict. It was prompted by a fear
lest, if the action taken by the senate
should ultimately be accepted as final,
this government might become involved
in complications that in uture year
would prove serious.
At 9:10 o'olock the Davis resolutions
those reported from the committee
on foreign relations, amended so as to
include the recognition of the republic
A Cuba were passed by a vote of 67
to 21, as a substitute for tiie resolution
adopted by the house of representa
tives. All day long the contest waged with
an earnestness, energy, ability and elo
quence seldom equaled, even in the
senate of the United States: From
10 o'clock this morning until the final
moment the interest, in the debate
never abated. Under the agreement
limiting the duration of the speeches,
except in specified instances, to 15 min
utes, every senator who so desiied had
an opportunity to express his views.
The gieat speech of the day was made
by hi te, who has been consistently
and concientiously opposed to aotion of
any kind- upon the Cuban question.
liie speech was a masterly oratorical
effort, and attracted profound attention
from every auditor.
No less than 25 -senators addressed
themselves tq the momentous" question
under consideration during the day,
and it was not until the first vote that
on the amendment of Turpie, providing
tor recognition ol the iehind republic
naa oeen taKeii, tnat Uie senate waa
brought face to face with the tremend
ous importance of its action. '( '' '''
The Bcene in the chamber of many
historio debates was one of incompar
able solemnity and impressiveness.
The gallerieB, which had been filled ap
parently to their utmost capacity
throughout the day, were massed with
brilliantly attired women and men
distinguished in all walks of public
and private life. On the 'floor was
every member elected to the senate
save one, Walthall, who was aaain de
tained from his seat by serious illness.
Probably the most notable ntterances
of the closing hours of the debate
were made tonight. Hale, Gorman,
Allison, Aldrich, Jones of Arkansas.
and Hoar, all deeply impressed by the
magnitude and possibly awful conse
quences of the step about to be taken,
addressed the senate with an eloquence
and solemnity born only of, the most
profound.. reeling tor their country's
welfare. As the words fell from' their
lips, the chamber thrilled with an in
tesity of interest which bordered npon
awe. .
The test vote, quite naturally, was
oh the amendmei t offered ,by Turpie.
recognizing the independence of the
Cuban republic. It prevailed by a ma
jority of 14; the vote being 61 to 87.
By political parties, the vote was cast
as follows;,. : '' -'
Ayes Republicans, 11; ' Democrats,
28; Populists, 7; silver Republicans, 5.
rloes Republicans, 82; Democrats,
Upon the final vote the alignment of
parties was quite different from that
on the Turpie amendment. An analy
sis of it follows:
Ayes Republicans, 24; Democrats,
31; Populists, 7; silver Republicans,
-total, 67.
Noes Republicans, 19; Demoorats,
2 total, 21.
War Revenue Measure.
Washington, April 19. The Repub
lican members of the wavs and means
committee of the house have practical
ly completed the preparation ol the
revenue measure, which will be passed
to raise revenues sufficient to prosecute
the war. The members propose that
the present generation shall bear the
burdens of the war, and, proceeding
upon the theory, they have prepared a
bill that will raise 1100,000.000 to
120,000,000 additional revenne per
annum. .
The bill provides for an additional
tax of f 1 per barrel on beer, an in
crease of from 1 to 6 cents a pound on
manuactured tobaoco and snuff, and an
ncrease on cigars and cigarettes not yet
fixed. A proposition to tax all stocks
and transfers of corporations is embod
ied in the measure, together with prac
tically all the schemes of internal reve
nue taxation of the aot of .1866, which
includes the stamp tax on all checks,
draftB.and all instruments of
business. ;
mortgages, loans and bonds
Taxes on I
patent and proprietary medicines, and
a tax on telegraph messages and ex-1
press messages are also' .incorporated;
A duty of 10 cents per pound is placed ;
on tea and 3 cents on coffee.
Spain Calls In Her Fighters.
Paris, April 19. Spain has been
calling home all able-bodied Spaniards,
CARLOS' MANIFESTO
I'rgea His Followers to Fight the t'nlted
States.
Madrid, April 18. The action taken
by the Spanish cabinet today has con
firmed the general belief which has
been prevalent here since yesterday
that war is now inevitable. The war
like; tone of the official note issued by
the Spanish government finds general
approval here, and creates much excite
ment. Contrary to the general opinion
that the queen regent has been negoti
ating for peace at any price, her atti
tude today had much to do with the
firm action of the cabinet.
It is learned on unquestionable au
thority that the queen regent recently
made the folfowing statement:
"I prefer even the horrors of war to
tarnishing the piestige of the army or
impairing the rights of the cidwn."
.Another factor undoubtedly is Don
Carlos' manifesto of yesterday, of which
the following is an extract, which was
not risked submitting to the censor:
"The governors of Madrid may make
a call to a'ms inevitable and immedi
ately, if they continue to permit the
Spanish standard to be dragged in the
mnd. Twenty years of patriotic retire
ment have proved that I am neither
ambitions nor a conspirator. The
greater and better part of my life as a
man has been spent in tiie difficult
task of restraining my natural im
pulses, and those of my enthusiastic
Carlists, whose eagerness I was the
first to appreciate, but which, never
theless, I curbed, although it went to
my heart to do so. Today, national
honor speaks louder than anything and
the same patriotic duty which fonneily
bade me say 'wait yet awhile,' may
leave me to cry, commanding the Carl
ists, 'Carlists, forward,' and not only
the Carlists, but all Spaniards', espe
cially the two national forces who will
still bravely make their stand the
people and the army. If the glove
which the Yankee has flung in the
face of Spain is picked op by Madrid,
I will continue the same example of
abnegation as befoie, with the excep
tion that I cannot partake in the
slightest other than by prayers and by
the influence of my name."
FEAR THE PRIVATEERS. .
Londoners Apprehensive Regarding
. This Phase of the Coming War. , .
London, April 18. There is great
intereet here in government and com
mercial circles over the possibilities of
privateering in tbe event of war..' Spe
cial application for letters of marque
nave oeen maue at tne Spanish em
bassy and at the office of the Spanish
navai commission, Dut tnere were i.o
applications at the United States em
bassy. It is generally recognized that Spa-in
.intends rto' make privateering a con
spicotis element. It is thought, how
ever,; that she will confine her energies
in that direction to preying upon
American coatswise trade. It is not
believed she will risk offending the
European powers by stopping their
American-bonnd vessels, or searching
trans Atlantic ships for American
goods, for if European ships are mo
lested the powers probably will adopt
radical preventive measures.
The prominent opinion that the
United States will not embark in pri
vateering produces an excellent im
pression. At the admiralty here it is suggested
that the Spanish naval scheme will not
be to pit a fleet against the American
warships, bnt to scatter Spain's war
ships about the coasts and indulge in
guerilla warfare, sweeping down upon
coast towns and retreating before they
are overtaken. It is deemed certain
that this will be Spain's policy if she
abandons the hope of retaining Cuba
and merely pursues a war of revenge.
BOY TO BE HANGED.
Frank Lawrence Smith Sentenced
In
Jacksonville.
. Jacksonville, Or., April 18. In the
cicruit court, in the case of the state
vs. Frank Lawrence Smith, charged
with the murder of Peter Nelson in a
box car, near Central Point, the motion
for a new trial, argued yesteiday and
taken under advisement, was over
ruled this afternoon, and immediately
after Judge Hanna sentenced Smith to
be hanged Friday, June 10. The judge
was visibly affected in pronouncing tho
death sentence on this 19-year-old boy.
Smith broke down completely, and wus
led weeping from the courtroom. It
is Baid an appeal will be taken. Court
adjourned this afternoon until April
27, when equity cases will be con
sidered. -
More Dentals.
Madrid, April 18. The newspapers
here regard war as inevitable. The
latest dispatches from Washington have
oreated profound excitement through
out Spain. The Spaniards protest
against the "odious imputation" that
Spanish officers are responsible for the
loss of the Maine. It is asserted that
proof can be fnrfiished to show that no
torpedoes have ever been laid in Ha
vana harbor. The official Gazette to
morrow will publish a decree organiz
ing a national subscription to inorease
the strength of the Spanish fleet.
Cargo of Gun Material.
'! New York, April 18. The steamer
Mareigo arrived today from Newcastle,
England, with 250 tons of war material,
consisting of guns, gun carriages and
unloaded cartridges, recently purchased
abroad. "
Four Day at Sea In an Open Boat.
Newport, Or., April 18.T-Thursday
aftrnoon at 8 o'clock a amall hnnt mn.
tainihn two men landed at.Cane FonI-'
wo.fi.. ibktin.. Tk. .... .u
lost in a fog from the sailing achooner
Aria, (mm VU -r n A h,a
''nuiHtJ, i - th rjntnmhi. . riw'.. MnnJ..'
morning, about' 6 o'clock. They.,fol.
lowed down the coast line, hoping to
find a place to land, but were unable
to do so until Cape Foulweather was
reached. They bad food enough, but
suffered greatly from want of water.
WARLIKE MOVEMENT
Orders to Mobilize the Army
in the South. -
TROOPS WILL BE MOVED AT OSCB
To Be Stationed at Chlekamanga, New
Orleans, Tampa and Mobile
Will Be Close to Cuba.
Washington, April 18. Decidedly
the most warlike step taken by tbe war
department in preparing for the possi
bility of an encounter with Spain was
inaugurated today, when orders were
issued for the concentration at four
points in the South of six regiments of
cavalry, 22 regiments of infantry, and
the light batteries of five regiments of
artillery. ';
At Chickamauga there will be aiz
regiments of cavalry and the light bat
teries of five regiments of artillery; at
New Orleans eight regiments of in
fantry; at Tampa seven regiment of in
fantry, and at Mobile seven regiments
ot infantry. '
Since the civil war, no such piopor
tion of the army has been mobilized,
and the movement itself is the best
evidence of the gravity of the situation,
as looked upon by the president and
his advisers.
The determination to rendezvous the
troops in the South where they can be
accustomed to the conditions of a more
tropical climate, has been under con
sideration by the president and his
cabinet for some time. It was not un
til today, however, that the president,
in view of the enormous expense whioh
will be entailed, felt justified in tak
ing this step.
When Secretary Agler returned from
the cabinet meeting, he at onoe called
into conference General Miles and Adjutant-General
Corbin and acquainted
them with tbe result of the cabinet's
deliberations. .
There were hurried consultations,
in which the quartermaster-general,
who has charge of the transportation
of troops; the commissary-general, who
looks after their subsistence, and rep
resentatives in Washington of ' various
railroads running to the South, partici-
pated. , .
The two new -regiments of artillery
recently authorized by congress have
not been recruited to their full
strength, and in addition are not well
equipped witli horses and other neces
sary requisites for service, and therefore
are not included in today's orders. ''
Tbe department has ao distributed
the 22 regiments of infantry at conveni
ent plaoes on the Gulf that they will
be accessible for transportation to Cuba.
Proposals, have been invited from
steamship companies for chartering
vessels to the government for this work;
Instructions to tbe commanding offi
cers of the regiments ordered to move
were sent out late today, with direc
tions that they be put into, effect as
soon as possible. It is the confident
expectation of the offioials that the
movement in some plaoes will begin
tomorrow. T.ie railroad facilities are
more than ample to meet the demands
of the occasion, and no trouble will be
occasioned in mobilizing this large body
of men at the plaoes designated within
a reasonably short time.
PLOT TO INJURETHE MARIETTA.
Spaniards Intended to Blow the Gun- 1
boat Up In the Valparaiso Harbor.
New York, April 18. It is stated
that there waa a plot here to injure the
United States gunboat Marietta while
ahe waa in this port, says the Valpar- .
aiso correspondent of the Herald.
Just prior to the arrival of the Mari
etta, the United States consulate in '
Valparaiso was informed by trustworthy
persons that an attempt against the '
gunboat was contemplated by Spanish
subjects in Chile. Immediately upon
receipt of this information the United
States minister, Henry L. Wilson,
Consul John F. Caples and Vice Con
sul August Muller, jr., called upon
the governor of the province and laid
the matter before him. This exnlains
the unexpected trip of the United
States minister from Santiago to Val
paraiso. . . .. ,
Once acauain ted with the fears of thn
American representatives and the facts
In the case, the governor immediately
gave assurance that the city and mari
time authorities would take precautions
to protect tne Marietta, and extended,
through the minister, a cordial wnl.
come to the officers and seamen. ,
During the stav of the Marl
greater vigilance could have been exer
cised bv the Chilean authorities rtnrl
the safety of one of their own warships
depended upon it. Before the gunboat
Bailed the American minister, consul
and vice-consul, accompanied by Cap
tain Symonds, of tbe Marietta, called
upon the governor and on behalf of the
United States government thanked the
Chilean authorities for what had been
done to protect the warship.
Powers Take Hold.
Washington, April 18. It waa
learned tonight in high diplomatic
quarters that an exchange of notes had
Deen begun between the European
oapitals with a view of making strgng
representations on the. Spanish-Amerl.
oan situation. ,, ., ,
Only War Will Do It. ' ; ) V
Washington, April 18. In View of '
conflicting reports as to the attitude
oi epain, a fliga foreign, authority an-'
thorized' the foowing. semi-official
statement of the Spanish position as to
tbe surrender of Cuba: ',
"Once for all let it.kai rltAn4
that the erroneous impressions as to
Spain's relinquishment of the island of
Cuba are false and calculated to inspire
laise hopes and embarraaa intelligent .
aotion. The government of Spain baa
never entertaiped (he thought,.
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