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The New York Evening Post iaan
i ewer to the question whether, Id case
' of war with, Spain, the gola standard
would be seriously threatened says:
"Whether, in case of war with Spain,
it would be seriously threatened, would
. "depend upon the wisdom of our public
' authorities-, and especially of congress.
';' It would be necessary to borrow money
' largely. If it were borrowed by the
issue of interest-bearing bonds, the
- fold standard would not necessarily be
' threatened. If it were borrowed by
. the issue of greenbacks, the gold
standard would be lost for a longer or
shorter period. It is most likely
that the latter method of finance would
be the most popular, because it would
save interest and prevent bankers from
' making a profit out of the necessities
i of. the government. .Probably the
. most unscientific method of raising the
money would be the one adopted in
. . spite of all that Secretary Gage, could
do or say. Our reviving prosperity
. .would be crushed in any case."
So it seems that the gold standard
can be maintained only by borrowing
.on interest bearing bonds in time of
.'war. Is not the same true in lime of
'. peace? This is the contention of the
advocates of silver, and they have as
' . proof of their contention the issuance
of large amounts of bonds during
President Cleveland's administration.
The government was then at peace
' with the world, yet it was not at peace
with Wall street, and in consequence
over 8200,000,000 bonds had to be issued
for no other purpose than to maintain
the gold standard. And this sacred
gold standard is indeed a peculiar
thing, so spasmodic and sensitive to
every little threatened danger. The
reason is that the gold of the world is
easily controlled, because it is in de
mand everywhere as a money. If it is
' threatened in the least in one nation
it is demanded in another, so that it
. never becomes a drug. Had it a full
companion in silver the world over,
it would not be so fitful, because it
: would be in less demand. But so long
as it must bear the entire burden as a
standard it can be contracted or ex-
padded at will, and the standard can
..only be kept up by buying the gold on
-interest-bearing bonds. '"
ACTION 15 DEMANDED.
p Never before in the history of this
nation were its citizens more com-
,-' pletely united1: In the belief that the
. . time has arrived to assert Our national
.. prerogatives and perform our duties
. toward a suffering and oppressed
people, and insisting that they be re
. leased from the oppressions of a cruel
' ' tyrant than at present with reference
. to Cuba and Spain. - No ' question
involving graver responsibilities ever
came before the American people than
- the one of our duty toward the patriots
of Cuba, and the people of this nation
demand immediate and prompt action.
If Spain has no answer to make to our
.'tender of friendly. Intervention than
war, then war must result, and the
time to face this fact has arrived."' The
policy at Madrid has been to Ignore
the friendly offices of the United States
in prating about peace,and that policy
hag been accepted by our government,
-but procrastination has ceased to be a
' virtue.' The starving women and
.children of Cuba have appealed to our
sympathies, the butchery of concen-
'tradoes has aroused our indignation.
The policy of Spain -to annhilatetbe
. Cubans is too palpable to be longer
ignored. ' I
A milk-and-water-policy will no
' longer suffice to meet he demands of
the people. The administration must
become more vigorous in its methods
of dealing with this question.' If it is
not prepared for hostilities it is now
time to prepare. Those who are en
" gaged in manipulating a policy of de
lay, if rightly accused, ' will be called
to certain account. Do they assume
to be stronger than the 'people and
- wiser than the platforms of all political
parties, including the . utterances of
their own? Must they be lltterally
forced to carry out the pledges by
: which they reached their positions of
: trust and authority? The mass of the
people are hot emotional on the sub
ject of Cuba. They have a settled pur
pose to relieve the Cubans from the op
pression of a cruel European master,
and it has long been a frankly declared
issue. Let any republican in doubt on
this point read over the national plat
' form, adopted twenty months ago, and
ask himself why there should be any
shivering now.about fulfilling it to the
letter." Prompt, earnest preparation
may be the only way to preserve peace.
Firmness and courage are the kindest
as well as the best policy. A faltering
'course is one of the most dangerous
' and the most costly in the end.
the bare mention of any alteration in
the money system, they have become
ardent supporters of the most radical
change in tho financial laws ever con
templated, and we might say the most
vicious. And this change, too. a con
traction of the currency by one-third,
More than this, the change is to trans
fer an non-interest bearing debt to one
bearing interest, to increase the bur
dens of taxation that are already al
most uhbearable.
To maintain the honor of the nation's
credit they would issue from $300,000,
000 to $500,000,000 more interest bear
ing bonds, would put out of existence
one-third the present circulating me
dium, and thus enhance the value of
the. creditors dollars. They view, hon
or only rrom one side that of the
creditor. The debtor enters not into
their consideration. The contract be
has made is to pay so many dollars,
and the dearer they can make them
the better they are suited. He is to
have no equities in the matter. Dol
lars be contracts to pay now must be
paid in the best dollar obtainable at
the time of payment, no matter how
much they have enhanced in value.
Tbe plan is the most open handed
robbery that was ever attempted in
the history of the American people. If
carried into effect, as it surely will be
if the republican party is ever per
miteed to control congress, it will not
only cut off nearly one-third of our
money supply, but will compel the
government to pay thousands of dol
lars annually in interest and also raise
the rates of interest of the money
changers. Greenbacks and bonds are
alike in that both are sustained by the
property wealth of the country, tbe
great difference being that tbe one
draws no interest while the other does,
the one is issued for and becomes the
aid of the common peoule while the
other is a friend only to those of im
mense wealth and demands its annual
tribute from the poorer class in re
turn for its interest coupons.
Tbe American people have confront
ing them one of the most vital ques
tions in their history. Will 'they per
mit the creation of a greater interest
bearing debt? Will they allow one
third of their circulating, medium to
be wiped out of existence? Those are
among the evils contemplated by the
republican party, if given control of
the house and the senate. To check
this, united action is necessary. The
friends of the common people must
work together in this campaign and
see to it that only those unreservedly
opposed to bond issue and contraction
of currency are elected to office.
MB. ELLIS "WABBLES."
I
Congressman Ellis was cornered by
a newspaper reporter in Washington
the other day and put out a 'few . sug
gestions that were intended no doubt
for use before tbe coming republican
convention.- As usual our congressman
is squarely with hib party and ready to
get off on the same side of the fence
with it no matter where that may be.
He was a good silver- man so long as
the party had a leaning that. way, but
platforms cannot be made too ' fast for
him to get on, and now he would have
it known that he is as good a gold
mas as anybody. Here is what he
said: '.
, "The people of Orogon are giving
more attention to the. financial issue
t ban .ever before, They have a great
deal of sympathy for the Cubans, but
there' is a willingness among most of
the people . to trust the conservative
policy of President McKlnley. The
declaration of all parties in Oregon
was for free silver, as late as 1890.
However, the convention of republican
league clubs that met in February, com
prising between 1500 and 2000 dele
gates, passed strong resolutions in
favor of maintaining the gold standard.
As for our policy, we propose to stand
squarely on the. St. Louis platform,
and to fight it Out with the fusionists
on that ground. We shall stand not
only by' the language of that platform,
but by its spirit and by all interpreta
tiops of it." . v .
So we may understand that Mr.
Ellis is ready to accept any and all in
terpretations of the St. Louis platform.
If it is interpreted to mean the adop
tion of Gage's currency reform bill
that would increase the, bonded in
debtedness and reduce the money of
the country $300,000,000, Mr. Ellis
would stand by it. Or, should it be
interpreted to mean the free and un
limited eoinage of silver at the present
ratio he would be on it with both feet.
It is well Mr. Ellis has spoken. His
party friends will kaow where to find
him in the future; that is wherever
his party shall .lead, and those who
have regarded him as a friend of bi
metalism will also know that he can
no lojger be numbered among the op
ponents of the gold standard. -
NOT P BALTIC ABLE.
The scheme of S. B. Ormsby, super
visor of forests for Oregon and Wash
ington, for grantiog grazing permits
on the Cascade timber reserve to feheep
raisers seems to bea buoglesome affair
and would by no means prove satisfac
tory if put in force. It would result in
much contentton, and would be a case
of "first come, first served." That is
the sheepman who got his application
io first would be able to gobble up the
desirable range, while the less fortu
nate one, who got in a little late would
get nothing. Id would give those who
are grasping loo much of an opportun
ity to secure a monopoly of the range
and freeze out those who are willing
to act fairly and liberally. The res
trictions are also too great to be prac
ticable. No sheepman can at the time
of making application for permits,
designate who his herders will be, or
tbe exact number of sheep he will de
sire to graze on the reserve.
The only practicable plan for utiliz
ing the reserve as a sheep range, ap
pears to be the throwing open of it to
all, allowing 'hem to range tbeir'flocks
wherever they see fit, and decide upon
the boundaries of ranges among them
selves. Possibly in addition to this,
the range should, be patrolled by
agents of the government during the
summer months to protect the forests
against incendiary or accidental fires,
and empowering such agents with au
thority to arrest any party guilty of al
lowing fire to spread either deliberately
or accidentally. Such arrangement
as this would prove satisfactory
to tbe flock owners and would
protect the forests . as far as
is possible. But to lease certain
territory would result in continual
trouble, and would be a lasting worry
both to the agents of the government
and the sheepmen. It is to be hoped
that Mr. Ormsby, when he confers
with the Wasco county sheepmen, will
modify his recommendations, and will
get a few practical ideas into his head.
I error of the Cleveland administration
when two newspapers, and both of
them democratic the New York
World and the New York Journal
agitated 'the matter with the result
that the government obtained $20,000,
000 more than is would otherwise have
obtained from the sale of the road.
In spite of the publicity given the
matter by the vigorous work of these
great newspapers, the main road and
the Kansas Pacific branch were both
disposed of at less than their value, to
the loss of the government, which had
power to exact the list cent if the Mc
Kinley administration bad seen fit to
press the matter. But the influence of
the purchasing committees, even io
the face of the newspaper publicity,
gained such favor' from the govern
ment officials as to amount to a gift of
several millions of the people's money
to those ''financiers" interested in the
sale. East Oregoaian.
A BBIGHT OUTLOOK.
Whether there be war or whether
there be no war; whether the thousands
journeying into Alaska shall dig mil
lions of gold from the frozen earth or
shall return a disappointed and impov
erished crowd, Oregon will this year
travel the highway of prosperity. She
will fly with her own wings. From the
soil turned up with the plew, from the
rocks pried out with the miner's pick,
from the forest felled by the wood
man's ax. from tbe waters swept by the
fisherman's net, will roll a stream of
wealth for her people.
Agricultural conditions are the most
promising in years. Last fall a largely
increased area of land was put in wheat
and tho winter has bee a extremely
favorable for its growth. Everywhere
tbe fields are green with a strong stand
of wheat, and the farmers are prepar
ing to put in spring grain every acre
that can be plowed. The fine weather
of the last week gives promise of -an
early condition of the gronnd suitable
for plowing and seeding. The outlook
is for a still larger crop of wheat than
that of last year, while the expecta -tion
of a large price for it seems more
than reasonable. War would raise the
price of breadstuffs, but it is not be
lieved that war is necessary to sustain
the wheat market for another year,
As for fruit, nothing has yet occurred
to cause any fear of injury to the crop.
The. winter has been mild and the
opening, days of spring are at hand,
yet weather conditions have not been
such as to stimulate premature budding
and there need now be little fear' of
injury to fruit from frosts, Tbe lum
ber trade is improving and there, are
better conditions in the salmon market,
while sheep and cattle are ruling much
higher than a year ago. As to the
mines, there is great activity in ' both
hydraulic and quartz mining. Many
new mines are being opened up and
many new and rich discoveries are
being made, while much new capital is
being interested in this indtstry.' Ore
gon has every reason for Belf-cengratu
lation upon tbe outlook for the present
year. Portland Telegram.
WILL THESE BE WABt
WILL MEAN WAS.
If the information contained in the
dispatches is authentic, that President
McKinley will soon send a message to
congress advising the recognition of
Cuban independence, there can be no
doubt as to the result. Both branches
of congress are now in a mood to act
upon this question, and the recom
mendation will be sanctioned. The
cruelties of the Spanish army toward
the insurgents, and the wrecking of
the Maine, which was undoubtedly the
act of Spanish treachery, whether
sanctioned by the government or not,
have had a tendency to create a most
bitter feeling, and a majority of sena
tors and representatives are anxious
to take some decisive steps, hence
there will be but little delay in adopt
ing the recommendations of this mes
sage after it is received.
Spain then will be forced into a dec
laration of war against the United
States. It will have no other alterna
tive. It has spent too much money
and sacrificed too many lives in its
effort to retain Cuba, to now submit
quietly and let the island slip away
from its dominion. Had Sagasta any
idea of such a course he would have
accepted the friendly o Bices of the
United States long ago, and accepted
peace on any terms that could have
been determined upon, such a course
then would have been suicidal on his
part, for his cabinet would have at
once been dissolved, and for him now
to not repell the act of this govern
ment in recognizing Cuban independ
ence would ereate a revolution at
home.
Whenever Cuba is rerognizad by
this government as an independent
nation, war will be declared at once.
It is inevitable, and to Americans
will be acceptable. Their sympathies
are with the Cubans, and they are
ready to sacrifice both lives and for
tunes to give the imsurgents freedom.
"A Ul'HOBITY" IS SVPBEME
The verdict of not guilty in the case
of Sheriff Martin whose trial for kill
ing strikers at Lattimer, Pa., last Sep
tember, which has just , terminated,
emphasizes tbe fact that an officer of
the law may resort to any force, shoot
down people on tbe slightest pretext,
and still escape punishment.
From the evidence produced at the
trial of Sheriff Martin it was plain
that b$ and his deputies acted hastily.
to say. the least. The strikers on
whom they fired were offering no vio
lence, but were marching 'apparently,
peacefully along the public highway,
disturbing no one, and causing no
particular annoyance to the commun
ity. Because they failed to at once
heed the commaad of the sheriff to
halt, they were shot like so many
cattle. More than this, after they be
gan to retreat they were fired upon by
the deputies.
-Still the sheriff was .backed by the
authority of tbe great state of Pennsyl
vania, and a jury has said that he was
justified in committing wholesale mur
der to uphold the dignity of the law.
The verdict, cannot meet the approval
of the miners whose comrades' were
killed, and further trouble is likely to
occur as a result of the trial.
EDITOBIAL NOTES.
THE COMING PB1MASIES.
-;.. ONE SIDED HONOB.
. Dnring the presidential campaign of
: 1896 the supporters of McKinley were
posing as the protectors of "national
bonors"and were bitter in their denun
elation of the silv6rites for threaten
ing to altor existing laws governing
tne nuances or tne country, asserting
that they were repudiators and that
any change in the financial system
. would result in discrediting our cur
. j . . i
rency sou create a panic.
factor in the campaign, and it was as-
' sorted both from tbe stump and ky the
press that if the revenues of the gov
ernment were fixed all right by tariff
legislation bo change in the financial
. .1 J 1 I J3 TT! 1
- Bjniieui wuuiu uo rcquirou. xiigner
-duties and a maintainance of the gold
standard until bimetalisai could be
i . .i.,,i.nt.A...if...i -
"ment, was the war cry; but the
nation's honor financially must be up
held. On this issue McKinley was
elected; but his party is attempting to
make the maintainance of honor too
one-sided, placing it all on the side of
the creditor to tbe detriment of the
debtor.
Not satisfied with maintaining the
gold standard as it has existed since
1873, they propose to do the very thing
which they asserted would cause a
ponie revise the currency law and
that in a way that will drive one-third
the money no w in circulation out of
xietence. .From extreme alarmists at
Next Saturday is the date set for the
primary elections in this county for
democratic populist and free silver re
publican parties, and it is to be hoped
that every voter of each of the respec
tive parties will turn out and exercise
his right to choose delegates to tbe dif
ferent conventions. At the primary
the voice of the voter ceases, so far as
choice of candidates is concerned, for
when tho delegates are chosen, they
are tbe ones upon whom the voters
must depend to select standard bearers.
hence the voters have little voice, be
yond these meetings, and care should
therefore be exercised in makln?
selection of delegates. Men should be
chosen who have good judgment, and
wno are heart and soul in sympathy
with the Interests of the people.
A. delegate who is pledged in ad
vance to any one candidate for an
office is not desirable, for bo man's in
terests are above those of the people.
therefore no delegate should be elected
with the view of furthering tne claims
of a single aspirant to office. Let dele
gates be chosen who are free to act for
the benefit of tbe whole people, who
are independent of bosses, and who
will ignore individual claims in all
cases where principle and justice are
at stake. If such men are elected
delegates, a union of the forces opposed
to the single gold standard can be ac
complished, and a ticket nominated
that will be successful at tbe polls In
June, also when elected to office will
serve the people acceptably.
Spain has thrown down the gauntlet
to the United States. When it asked
the recall of General Lee it puta chip
on its shoulder that it invited tbe
United States to knock of. Will the
United States do it? Will the money
power permit President McKinley to
accept the challenge? The president
is no doubt willing to .maintain the
dignity of the nation, though he is
somewhat slow to act, and does not ex
ercise the promptness the people would
like to see.
If war results it will not be because
of the Maine disaster or the insolence
of Spain in demanding the recall of
General Lee, but .because of tbe
atrocities committed by the Spaniards
in Cuba. This cause, however, has ex
isted for many years and should have
called for vigorous intervention on the
the part of the United States, and
since action has been deferred so long,
and conditions are not more serious in
this respect at present than they have
been in the past, is by bo means
certain mat tnere win De war, un'ess
it is forced upon the administration by
the masses.
It is folly to talk about a middle.
road democratio or populist ticket in
uregon cms year, mese two parties
are united on nearly every principle
that is now before tbe people and they
cannot but join together in a battle
against the common enemy. A few
hot heads in both parties may oppose a
union of forces and the nomination of
a union ticket, but tbe conservativn
and thinking people of the two parties
are so firm for union that it cannot be
prevented.
A CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION.
The coming campaign in Oregon
will unquestionably be one of the most
botly contested ever conducted in the
state. The money . question will
of course be made the issue, and much
win be said and written on this sub
ject before the first Monday in June.
The people will be privileged to hear
every phare of the question discussed
by people well, informed, and if they
avail themselves of the opportunities
will have a thorough knowledge of the
question. It is well that they hear
both sides discussed, for before the
ballot is cast every voter should have
decided for himself what system will
be best the pingle gold standard or
bimetalism. ; : They should therefore
listen to tbe discussion of all. Those
who now favor bimetalism should turn
out and listen to the gold standard
orators, and in return the gold stand
ard people are requested to listen to
the arguments against it. The ques
tion is of too vital importance to let
pass without thorough investigation.
THE SEASON FOB IT.
Tbe fact that the government has
contracted for 400,000 tons of coal leads
an exchange to remark that there will
be a "hot old time in some old to' n."
Possibly it will be in Havana. - . .
Among the silver orators that are to
be heard in Oregon this year . will be
Mrs. Lease, of Kansas. - She is an
orator of ability and a reasoner whose
logic is difficult to dispute. Her visit
to Oregon will be beneficial to the
union cause.
Congress is awake to the emergency
that threatens the government at this
time, and has passed the Howley bill
creating two additional regiments of
artillery. In case of war with Spain,
the U. S. army will be equal to the oc
casion, and congress will be back of
the army to provide the sinews of war.
a ssew xoric man claims be can
make diamonds by electricity aud a
Chicago scientist thinks he can make
gold from th baser metals, but since
.the forirer does net decorate his shirt
front with gems and the latter is not
Cupid, the Beggar.
a millionaire ft is safe to conclude that
both do some talking through their
hats. '' '
The Spokane Chamber of Comorerce
is fearful of American railroads if
given a uionoDoly of the business, and
have petitioned congress to not pass
tbe bill discriminating against tbe
Canadian Pacific. Spokane is not
altogether asleep to its interests.
During the month of February the
government's receipts exceeded its
expenditures $20,000,000. This, how
ever was due to receipts from the sale
of Pacific railroads that were indebted
to the government. If we had a few
more such roads to sell it would be an
easy matter to get the country on a
cash basis. ...
Patriotism has by no means died out
in America as ie shown by the many
tenders of service to the government
since war with Spain has been threat
ened. Hundreds of thousands are
ready to take up arms in defense of the
country. Both old and young express
a desire to enlist in case their services
are needed.
If anything will prevent war with
Spain it is tho act of congress in pass
ing the bll appropriating $50,000,000
for national defense. It will have a
cooling effect upon tbe hot headed
Spaniards to know that the United
States government is ready for them,
and is willing to expend millions in
defense of right.
Secretary Alger has a nice litue
herd of reindeer on his hands that he
don't know how to dispose of, since
they are not needed for the Klon
dike relief expedition. If some enter
prising Yankee would buy them he
could make a stake, for next winter
there will be need for another relief
bunco and tbe deer can be sold back to
the. government at a good profit.
On the first of tbe month the Rose
burg Review began the publication of
a dailv edition that is a credit to that
city. It is brim full of nows and able
editorials and Is a paper that tbe peo
ple of Roseburg should give their
hearty support. The ' semi-weekly
Review has always been one of the
best papers in Southern Oregon, and
the daily is just as good.
Nothing . can prevent the money
question being the principal issue in
the coming campaign in Oregon. The
ad vocate" of the single gold standard
are lining up on one side and those op
posing it on the other. The anti-gold-ites
are forming solid unions nearly all
over the state, and will present an un
broken force .to the common enemy
long before tbe first Monday in" June.
- Pendleton is a muchly governed
place according to the East Oregonian
which says "city government costs $5
per capita, county government $5 per
capita, state government $2 per capita
and national government $7 per
capita," making about $19 per head
the people of that city pay for the
privilege of being citizens and main
taining an army of officials. ' This is
unquestionably too high a rate of tax
ation.
Genera) Fitzhugh Lee, consul-gen
eral at Havana, has written to a close
personal friend in which be savs: "I
am hard worked and greatly in need
of rest, but I cannot think of leaving
a post of duty at such a critical time as
this." General Leee is the right man
in the right place, and if war should
become necessary, he would be the
right man to put.- at the head of the
army. With Fitzhugh Lee as general
the army would have a good head.
The Loud- bill, which in effect wa9
to clothe the postmaster-gene-al with
asensorship over the' newspapers of
America, was promptly killed by. a de
cisive vote in the house, there only
having been 119 congressmen iavor
able to the measure. Had the Loud
bill become a law. it would have been
an easy matter for the postmaster-gea-eral
to have refused any paper in
opposition to the party in power ac
cess to the mails at rates it
could afford to pay. It was one of the
most vicious pieces of legislation ever
attempted in America, and it is well
that it has been defeated.
FORBODING
ATITi Am 1 roP!
UUlLAJim
The Walla Walla Union remarks
that "the McKinley administration re
ceived $20,000,000 more for the Union
Pacific railroad than the Cleveland ad
ministration offered to take for it,
This has escaped the notice of the pop
ulist and democratic papers at least
they don't mention it as a credit to
the McKinley administration."
And there is fairly good reason for
their dereliction.' The McKinley ad
ministration was about to all into the
How I,ove
gOf a beg
gtng for
little kindly
treatment;
How many
women turn
their back
on the little
fellow! They
tfive ireelT
of Iheir time
and attention
to fashion or
social pleas
ores, but
seem to re-
Raid happy
wifehood and
motherhood as
a mere second
ary consideration.
iney take
so end of
trnif hla n .
the fit of a frown or the success of a dinner
party, but think they have no'time to bestow
upon the health and physical soundness
wuicn are aDsointely necessary to happv
wifehood and motherhood.
Any weakness or disease of the delicate
specuu organs ot ner sex totally unfits a wo
man to ,ba a wife or mother. It is a woman's
primary duty to be strong and healthy in a
womanly way. Careful living- and judicious
treatment will certainly and completely
eradicate these delicate complaints.
A complete and practical treatise on this
subject with careful professional advice and
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Passed tne Senate '
Washington, March 9. Two hours
efore the Senate convened today spec
tators began to appear in the galleries
to secure seats, and long before noon
the public and reserved galleries were
filled. .
On the floor of the senate the attend
ance was unusually large when the
vice-president called the body to order.
Several members and officers of the
bouae were in the chamber.
At the conclusion of the morning
business Hale quietly rose and said:
"I report' from the committee on ap
propriations without amendment an
act to supply urgent deficiencies for
the currept year and for other purposes,
and I ask that it be placed on its pass--age."
.
The bill, which was a measure appro
priating $30,183,000, of which $50,000,
000 was placed at the disposal of tbe
president for national defense, was
then, amid intense silence, read.
At the conclusion of the reading,
there being no amendment to thecbill
it -was placed on its passage. Hale
asked that the ayes and noes be called,
Such unanimity as roll-call developed
was as unusual as it was significant.
Within 26 minutes after the senate
bad convened the roll-call had been
completed and the vice-president an
nounced the bill passed. 76 senators
voting in the affirmative and not one
in the negative. As the vice-president
made this announcement a slight rip
ple of applause ran through tbe gal
leries, but the members of the senate
remained calm and dignified, repress
ing the enthusiasm which it was evi
dent from the Btniling faces and in
tense interest manifested in every
look and gesture the great majority of
them felt.
Supports tbe Canadian.
Spokane, Mtrch 9. The Spokane
chamber of commerce last evening
unanimously adopted resolutions in
favor of the continuance of the bonding
privilege to Canadian railroads and re
questing tbe Washington congres
sional, delegation to oppose the bill
now pending for the rescinding of such
privilege. In discussing the matter
the opinion was generally expressed
that the interests of Washington re
quire the Canadian Pacific competition
Fifteen Millions for Warships.
New York, March 9. A Herald
special from Washington says:
It is known that the authorities ex
pect to expend $15,000,000 or $20,000,-
000 in purchasing ships, if such sum
can be spent judiciously and to tbe ad
vantage ot this government. Secre
tary Long admitted that he had a list
of vessels which Captain Brownson
will inspect particularly, and which
this government hopes to acquire.
Peace of the World Hangs by
- V "-5-. ''.-.--.
a Slender Thread. .
BLANCO IS SATISFIED
Consul-General Lee Had Given No
Cause of Offense to the
Authorities at Havana.
ec-retary Long; Has Sent an Ag-ent
. Europe to Inspect War Vessels
- That May be Offered
for Sale.
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A Concession by Pauncefote.
New York, March 9. A Herald
special from Washington says:
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British
ambassador, called at the White house
last evening in company with Secre
tarv Sherman, and held a conference
with the president. It was learned at
the state department that the ambas
sador had called to state that the mat
ter of the incursions of British troops
into Alaska at Summit lake would be
satisfactorily adjusted and that the
troops would be withdrawn if they
were found to be on the American
side.
EMBROIDERIES
Three Big Drives
New York, March 8. Nothlrg
short of a miracle can preserve the
peace of the world, It Is believed among
British statesmen and politicians,
wires the World's London correspon
dent. Not since the Napoleonic wars
has danger threatened from so many
quarters. Today's news from Wash
ington combined with tbe grave tid
ings from China and West Africa, sent
consols down i on tbe stock exchange,
and the panicky feeling there was re
flected in the house of commons lobby.
In their present temper the English
would regard with extreme disfavor
the transfer of any British-built war
ships to any foreign country. The
admiralty was savagely attacked today
for permitting Spain to take over two
torpedo-boats recently completed for
her. Yet these boats were only the
partial filling of an order from Spain
given more than a year ago, when four
torpedo-catchers were contracted for
from the Fairfied shipbuilding plant.
It is proof of the extreme urgency of
Spain's requirements that those two
completed torpedo-catchers are accept
ed, notwithstanding that they failed in
speed trials and showed other defects
which there has not been time to make
good. They were contracted for as 30
knot boats, but they only attain 25.
Tbe work on the remaining two boats
Is being strenuously pushed, but it
cannot be completed under six weeks
at the earliest.
A Tnbuue dispatch from London
says:
There has peen a heavy fall in con
sols. Americans and stocks of all
kinds today in consequence of rumors
from China, W8t Africa, Spain and
America, with rumbling thunder all
around the sky. There were signs of
alarm in every section of tbe stock list,
American securities Showing the great
est weakness. ,
B LAD CO IS SATISFIED.
He Has no Complaint to Hake Against
Lee.
Madrid, March 8. A semi-official
note just received declares that the
Spanish government has not-received
any complaint regarding the attitude
of United Statea Consul-General Fitz
hugh Lee at Havana, adding: "
'On the contrary, Captain-General
Blanco affirms that General Lee's be
havior has always been correct. Neyfiir
tbeless the incident serves to explain
the origin of the ill-will between tbe
two countries. This is proven by
statements attributed to Secretary
Sherman, by which, the jingoes have
created the impression that Spain is
trying to provoke war -in the Uulted
States, while at the same time en
gendering a feeling in Spain that it is
the United States who demands the
opening of hostilities. It is essential
that this double game should be ended
in order to prevent the two countries
from going to war without motives
and without either of them desiring
it." ,
To Inspect Fighting; Machines. .-. .
New York. March 8. A Herald
special says:
Secretary Long having given orders
to Commander . Brownson, now on
dutv as a member of tbe board of in
spection and survey, to leave at once
for England and France to inspect the
vessels which have been offered to
tbe government, and to report without
delay if they are suitable for service in
the United States navy. Commander
Brownson will not only look at "the
vessels offered, but will examine other
warships under construction for for
eign nations, and should ha report
that any are desirable and ready for
sea, this government will undoubtedly
enter into 'negotiations with the na
tions which ordered the ships, looking
to their sale to the United States.
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Belied by a Spaniard.
Havana. March 8. The Spanish
gunboat Ardilla has captured in as
inlet of the south coast of Cuba the
American schooner Esther, of Eden
ton, N. C, bound from Pensacola to
Jamaica. The captain of the schooner
was asked to give a reason for the
presence of his vessel in the inlet, and
claimed that his rudder was broken.
No further details of the affair have
been received, but if tha statement of
the captain of tbe Esther turns out to
be correct the schooner will be liber
ated. The captain has protested tbe
seizure of his vessel. '
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What Uf Said Abontlt.
New Yokk, March 8. A cony right
ed cable to tbe Eveaing World from
Havana says General Lee said last
nigh': "If Spain wishes to declare
any or all of ns persoaa non grata it is
her privilege to do so, but if we must
leave town we will leave with tbe
American flag flying and a brass band
at the head of the procession."
In tne Senate.
Washington, March 8. The sen
ate today considered the District of
Columbia appropriation bill. A meet
ing of the senate committee on appro
priations made it clear that tbe Can
non Cdu.uuu.uuu -national deiense bill
will be reported promptly and prob
ably unanimously.
More Troop for Cuba.
- Madrid, March 0. It became
known today that the Spanish trans
port steamer Anfonso XII sailed for
Cuba from Barcelona Saturday night
last, having on board four officers, 800
soldiers and 4,000,000 Mauser -cart
ridges.
New York, Mar ch 10. The Cuban
junta has received by messenger the
official report of General Reclos, who
commanded the Cuban forces at tb e
battle of Najasa, on February 21-24.
The details of the battle show that
while the Cubans were outnumbered
four to one, for four days they held
their position and caused the Spanish
troops to retreat, leaving 293 dead men
on the field. The messenger wbo
brought the news also brought a copy
of a Spanish paper admitting the re
treat of the Spanish 8oldler8but
serting that tbe four days' fighting re-
suite! in a victory for Spain.
- On the morning of February 21,
while more than 10 miles from Najasa,
the vanguard of the Spanish army,
composed of guerillas under Lieuten
ant Perojo, was attacked at a turn in
the road. The Cuban cavalry under
Brigadier Branllo numbered 70 men
The vanguard comprised 50 men. Of
the 50 three escaped and 47 were kill
ed. The Cubans lost 14 men.
The Spanish cavalry under Major
Copaz was attacked by tbe full Cuban
cavalry, 500 strong. The loss in this
charge by the Cubans was slight. The
men under Copaz were defeated with
out Iheir firing a shot, the Cubans
charging them from front and rear,
The men were literally cut to pieces,
They defended themselves with the
butt of their carbines. The Cubans
secured 80 cavalry horses, with equip
ments, 100 carbiues and ammunition
The second day opened with an at
tempt by tbe Spaniards to take a knob
holding 20. Ktter several ineffectual
attempts one of the fiTrupp guns was
used, and the position was abandoned
for one higher. During the shelling
of the small fortifications tbe Cubans
twice droye the Spani.h out of rifle
range.
There was no attempt to advance by
the Spaniards on tbe 22d. They kept
up a continuous fire, shooting whole
volleys whenever a Cuban showed bis
head.
Twice on tha third day General Cas-
tellanos made an attempt to advance.
On hoth occasions ma troops were
driven back.
On the 24th, the fourth day of the
fight he suffered a loss of more than
100 killed and withdrew, leaving his
dead on the field. He retreated -to
Puerto Principeand at nounced that
he bad defeated a force of 3000 Cubans.
Bryan Talks Sense.
Atlanta, Ga., March 10. Hon. W,
J. Bryan spent a few hours at Atlanta
last night on bis way to Macon. When
aked his opinion as regards the ae
tlon of congress in placing $50,000,000
at the president s disposal lor tbe
national defense, Mr.' Bryan said:
"I am glad the house acted prompt
ly and unanimously. In fact, it might
have been better to have made it a
hundred millions to chow the world
that congress and the American peo
ple, without regard to political differ
ences, are ready to support the admin
istration in any action necessary for
the protection of the honor anil wel
fare of the nation."
"Does this appropriation mean
war?"
'Not necessarily," replied Mr.
Bryan. "Instead of leading to war, a
prompt liberality at this time may les
sen the probability of- war and in the
end prove a wise economy."
THE FKKSIOrNT'S EfcSSAGE.
He Will Beeommend Keeegnltion et Unban
Jadepeadenee. -
Chicago, March 10. A special dis
patch to the Chronicle from Washing
ton says: .
President McKinley has completed .
tbe draft of a special message to con
gress, in which he recommends tbe
recognition of Cuban independence.
It is his intention to send this message '
to congress within two weeks.- To
support his claim that the time has ar
rived when the United States should
intervene and stop the devastating war
in Cuba, the president will submit tbe
correspondence received from the con
suls in Cuba and Minister Woodford at
Madrid.
MUKDEBERD ACQUITTED.
Sheriff Marua and Hit Depatlee Held t Be
OalltleM.
WiLKESBARRE, Pa.. March 9. Tbe
jury in the case of Sheriff Martin and
deputies for shooting strikers at Lat
timer, September, 1, returned a ver
dict of not guilty.
After tbe jury had been discharged
by Judge Woodward. District Attor
ney Martin asked that the defendants
be required to continue a bail bond,
as there are still 17 indictments for
murder hanging over them, and 38 for
felonious wounding. The bond was
continued as requested.
Attorney Martin says be has not de
cided what to do with these other
cases. The prosecuting committee, it
is Mid, will insist upon further pros
ecution.
A Carry County Mystery.
Roseburg, Or., March 10. Yester
day the body of a man was found on m
trail leading from West Fork station,
Cow Creek canyon, to Gold Beach,
Curry county. The remains are sup
posed to be those of James Calvert,
wbo left that station several months
ago for Gold Beach and who has not
since ; been heard from. Coroner
Miller and Deputy District Attorney
Riddle went south on this morning's
train to hold an inquest. Calvert was
formerly a contractor for the Coos B
mail route.
Probable Railroad Consolidation.
Omaha, March 9. It is announced
here on excellent authority' that the
Union Pacific is now in control of the
Oregon Short Line.
Formal announcement 'of the ab
sorption by the present company of
this great branch is looked for this
week. It is the first step in tbe re
habilitation of the overland system.
The Oregon Short Line carries with
it the control of the Oregon Railroad
f- Navigation Company. It Is alse
announced here that. the Union Pacific,
Denver&Gulf from Denver to Jules-
burg, Is included in the deal.
Plaa-ae Kkt at Bombay.
London, March 9. A special dis
patch from Bombay says a riot broke
out at noon among the low caste Hin
doos and Mohammedans against Euro
peans. It bad its origin in an attack
upon a plague search party. Two sol
diers, as these dispatches were sent,
had already been killed and the police'
had fired on tbe mob, killing six per
sons and wounding many ethers.
Other special dispatches from Bom
bay say the plague inspector and 37
men of a Shropshire regiment were
stoned to death. -
Braxil Wants Satlsf action.
New York, March 10. The Herald
correspondent at Rio de Janeiro states
that news from the Amazon just re
ceived in Rio de Janeiro gives details
of an invasion of Brazilian territory
on the Rio Franco by Englishmen
from dritlsh Guiana, whose purpose It
is to instigate a revolution. The Bra
zilian government will demand satisfaction.
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