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.%* • *• . a,- a. The Sainiani News FLEET REAOV FOR SPAIN ACTION. r»at?»«4«» «»rVlar la •eteUeU. *■«••*sr4»aary Fraparelio«« t «4»r Way a* k «y W ••». K«y West, Ap»t| i —»very prepare- lion for action was taken by the war- stnjis tisfay The wiaslwork was strip ped off exposed spots snd rent ashore. The wwsivii pilot botwee on the cruis ers were taka-n <lown Kven the steer- »r • w<nIsn la-x Was rsinoisl from wine sbi|a Three precautions have liven adopiml prevent, as Isr as |<*s- I-star*«« | m « « oil. r-tiux, .»f ( urrml > ««ml* aible, lire >lange> of living spiinlere in It* 4 ssttslr»4**«1 » nnn Fr*»aa case of action Tlie offlrere aunt their personal valuablrs and belonging* to be M«>4b < awtl»*<-8«r. The first mining an«! irr igat ion Don- atorssl on sb«>r». The ’ Caatin» '*—* ami two turpsireboata grwaa »ver held io the Fa» fie North left their anchorage after dark. ami wa»t turt in Baker City, Gr , Tueelay Much in tercet wa« manifested and nu • tearmvl to the southwar !, where tt , < will patrol during the night Th» merous delegates attende! preen Mina wa» <»r»len*i by Ce plein A Cairo dispatch «ay» It is an H«n>|«>n mlay. He is I |«arti« tilat ly rmunred that the gunl«*ala an«! Anglo aniiima to a itch rlueely th«* suulbern Egvpltei» trorqa attacked Hhendy Sat entrance to thi» harbor, and also to urday, d«otr*»yed the forts, captur««d afford Withlioftal safety for 111® lo we, quantities uf grain, rattle an I ammu Indian* «ml New York, which he un nition and literate! over (KM) alavce. (»rotartai ns miles out The dervish*» loat IflO men. There Tha naval »tation nffi laia have rc- w*r* no casual tine on the Anglo Egvp called order» to overhaul their marine tla V attginisering «lock, so that It maid be A L*md< n dispatch way» the «lui •»<*! rnatanlly in case of «-tnergency. lion in the far East is considered 1 he ratabliahritent if a palrui is con- gl«M»my and unsatisfactory, and there • tdm*! by the few wh<* know of it as 1» deep diarrmtenl h« re ov«»r the r«*»uhs moat significant The entire fleet »a <»f l*»rd Kaliabury*» diploma« y. The now in readmes» to move al I ft min telatel movement of the Hntlah fl»*et ute», notice in ('bin«*»e water» has can*»-'I a« much The flv« !«*ltra f««»m the Maine uneasmea» in financial circle* as »atis- brought here la»t night were trari«*! fai-tton among other d**** This ap talay with the usual simple ceremony. prehension would have affe-tal all class«*» of »e uritiee if Anirf. an stork» ASKED BLANCO S OPINION ha«l not te«*n remarkably bwovanl. and car riel everything upward. I4*««ff lh» Situation W« * er».»« la M«4rlS The <>ffi< ;al M«*seng*r, uf St Peters SCIO OREGON burg. publishes a rir.ular w h ha» been telegraph«*! to the rep’ee-ntelive« of Russia ilir*«kl It 1» a»» f««lh«ws "By virtue of a convention »tgr.ed at Peking on March 37. Port Art! >ir an I the j«>rt uf Talien Wan and terr Hones adjacent thereto have teen coded to Kussia in uvufmgt by China. You are H-’qursted to notify the government to which you are •<« redital. adding that the »tare mentioned t»»rt» and territo ries will te immediately or» u pi «-I by Russian tf««pa and the liuMian flag will la» hoisted by the side of th» <*hi- n»-«*f* fl*it' You may at th* »ame time inform the foreign mihlater (hat tho |->rt of Tshen Wah will I— • |**n to for eign trade And that th* large«! m«*a»tire <>f hospitality will l*c extended to »hips ol all frien«Hy nation».** John (I Brady, governor of Alaska, came down on I!»«* !s*l •f«-.<mer from the north. He is on hl» way to Wash Ingtuu in the interest of AtakAn Icgis- latlon. Governor Brady »aid that all a«|«M>ns in Alaska will ta tlused. if it i» within Ids power. He «tor» r«ot ex pert, however, that tin» will put a Stop to the ti«” and «ale of liquor lb Alaska, it ta-ing his opinion that pro hibition cannot te sue« c**»fiilly •-art tai out there Governor Brady <lt»«dared bim*M»lf In favor of high license On hl» visit to Washinginn he will rn<lra- vor to have the genera) land laws of ties United State« «attended to Alaska He will »ugg«'«l that a rotnni:*»i<»n !•* • l’|M»n«t<*l to draft a <*>de of law« for th» territory The Unital States supreme court has deci*!e<) that a prr««»n born in thi« voun- try of Chinese |«srente Is entHtai tt» citiaciiship Chicago Ty{Mtgrspho al union hi» tel egraphed the lllinoi* represent it 11 v » m io aongreea calling for the Intervention of the Unite! State* toward ending the inhuman war in Cuba. Frank B Clark, of Chicago, ha» pur- chared 1.000 fi-et of river fruntag” at Linnton, a few mile« I*•!<>» Portland. Or . and is negotiating f»»r m<»re. He will cuntttact a largo shipbuilding plant. A diet kttchi’n and , where 3,000 »irk w ill b* cart'd for daily has hen started in Havana The kitchen wa « built by the central committee, «nd serve« it» purpose 4 i<*r>l|ent)y The sick •nd f<-vide will find the d’nvary a great sourve of cumfuri and help. Th”«l»wp»t« h of the Britiali fleet fr«»ru Halifax to Bermu«!», loHowing the agi tation for an At>gl«*-Amvrt» an alliance, 1» conwidvrahly comment«*! u|«»n by diplomats in la*n«l«»n. Tl»e authontie« explain that it is merely mn»ider«*d .le- airable that the British »hip» vhould be in the vicinity of Cuba In order to safely guard BrHi*h commerce and British subjects, in case of war. The Idea <»f Anglo Amurnan co o|«eration in Cul«a 1» «cental The lev«« on the Wabash river, near Kullivan, In»!., went out with a bres* of 100 fr« i. entailing » I«»— f |!<»*» WO. Twenty thousand acrea <*f land ar» overflowed, and hundreds of fam the» are rendered l»ouirl»”»p ami <l«*»titute. Citiaens ar< rv«pondii!g f>»r bill”» • mum! in the effort t<> remove (amilies and »tuck. Hundred» of «attle am! Imrvc* are Lem mt-* I in. Such a rush of water was never known ill thi» «rcttori uf tlie country before. President IM FoRTAl Regarda War as Inevitable- MEETINGS (AHI5ET I f t 'asallsfar Th« M«4- FatHally K« At l’orlo Hiro. At Kro«*|ilyti ^a»y % »r«4 .Madrhl, April 4 —The Spalltab tor pedo flotilla baa arrived at Porto Uico Kroger W as Set tHai.ls.lsd London,'April I.—A rejsrrt was cur rent on the .took exchange Us lay to the .-ffrwk that President Kruger, of the Booth African republic, has l>een shot and kill*!. The general repr.-evntalir» of the Transvaal discredits the report The story ia probably a stuck exchange canard. Washington, April 4—Secretary Long has sent to congress the report of the projK t Mr establishing a naval coaling and repair station at Pearl bar ts.br, Hawaiian Islands, submitted hi Rear Admiral Miller, cnminandet-in chief of the naval Pacific station. Still tllumlnsts Hsm|ltSS II,.a,Is Fort Monroe, Va., April 1 —The big sr . «Might that gr < -I th- top ef the manufacturers' building at the world’s fair has been brought here from Handy Hook, and will be in running order in a day or eo. It is 8.1.1100 candle- power end will illuminate Hampton rcubl» from shore line to shore line. Halt latke. April 8 —A special to th« Tribune from Fort Pticliesne ears or der have been received by the post onmmander that the H»t«hki»e cannon and ammunition »hall >■* aent as sen as puasiblv to Mobile, Ala. I Washington. April 4. — Representa tive W Buyers, of Texas, minority member of the committee, said: “I will not rote for an approptiation to turnisti food for the suffering Cubans unless it be accompanied bv armed in te. . en-ion," -4 Washington. April I.—The Spanish leg st mu here late tonight received a Cablegram tran the g .. er nor-general of Uul*a. saying tha paci fix ation of the •••tern prvtineea is an far advance»! that it baa bean de« » ta! to rescind tha reconcentrado <w*!«r in three provinsse and alk w all snbjarta of this decree to return to their humee In the euuntry. To a»d in the re-establish ment ol the rvrowcrDtrwkw upon tlieir farms, th« cablegram »täte« th« government will grant them the pr«»lection of the Span ish miliary forcea, «u< men le I by kXNll relief cnmm:tt«w*e to l«w»k after their Immettete nee Is Eoutiomia kitchen», it say», are to i*e r«tahhaiia*l tn ettppnrl the rwnnmlre- d«N«a while awaiting for their hr»t ernpe to mature, an»! they aro to ho furni«he»i fvriuing Implement» and «ee.|» by the government. To »opply them with reaJy money, •och «*f them at Ate able will be given rinr loyment on jnihlir w.irka, and it 1« •»aortal by the atilburn ire tliat thee» m««»*ireo will reoult m the apewdy re hab 1 Illation of rural mm m tint tie« tn the wrotern prOTtn* ea. Thi» cablegram wat not made public till more than an bonr after midnight, an*I no official c*»mmr-nt u|*>n it» »ig- niftcanew onold t«e «e**ure»l. Explosion Was of In- terna) Origin DIFFERS MUCH FROM OIKS A Vaili *>M«|BStS of th« «|*«<alah «•••! »!•<• T*il «fibs »«patri « .... I ommlliloR luierlraa »r * Ks < «•rs «r Inquiry l«l«» ihs Mala*« |>lsa»lsr Washington, Mar k 30. — A lull syn- ofial» uf tha rvpurl of the >j>anish naval cittnmi»si«>n which invasugAtal ths •!»- »I rue t too uf ths tattlaship Main» is her» given. Il is taken from a ■ p* of ihs original report, which Is now on its way hers fr«*m llatADa. tha syn«>|<si» being «tebtal and today being In the hands of th • government Ths conclusion» ar* directly upp*w,te to th«** in th» report of ths court of in quiry submitted to »«mgr*»» to* lav The »yn< |ais « as follows The report contains deciarstlon» la by ocular wiinasaes an«! exjerta From these statements it dedu«*rs and prove» the abeeno» of all th**«* attend- ant circumstance» which are Invariably presented on the occasion uf tha explo sion of a torpo'lo. Tha evid»n<w of witness«*» corners- tively close to the Maine at tha moment is to the effe* t that only one explosion occurred; that no column of water wa« thrown into the air; that no »ho«'k to tha »i*la uf the neareat v « mmn *I was felt, nor on lan«l was any vibration noticed, ’and that no dead fish were found. Th* evitleocw of the senior pilot of the harl«»r state* that there 1» abund- •nee t«f fi*h in the harbor, and thi» is corroborated by other witnesses. Tha assifttant engineer of th* works state« that after explosion« w««re trade «luring the execution <»f works in the iuirbof, he ha* always found dead flsh Th* divers were unable to examine the teittuiu <»f th* .Maine, which was burtai in tho mud, but a careful examination of the aids* of the vonm -I, the rents and breaks, which all point outward, «how» without a doubt that the explosion was from the in»idrt A minute examination of the but tom of the barter around the vessel shows ataulutely no sign of the action of • torpelo, an«! thr judge advocate of the ««»tniniMaion can fit «! no |tr^«-kiu f* t ths explosion of the storage magaiine of the vessel by a torpedo. uh The report make* clear that owing te - • following, the corn mission has teri? prevented from making »uch au exami nation of the insnlr of ths tea*»I ar would determine even the hypothesis of the interna! origin of the accidsnt. Thia is to ta attrIbtit«*d to the regret table refusal to permit a necessary con nection of the S|*aiiish commission with the commander and ersw of th* Maine, and the different American officer» • Hill! -- „-ate th- • » I- '.«»-I uf the SiCidrnt. an<! later with th«*»e employe*I on sahagr work. Th® report finishes by stating that an examination of the inaid« and O«l> •hie of thr .Main®, as soon as such ex amination may be pose tide, as also <>f the bottom where Iti« venae I rests, sup- posing that th«* Maine'» wrtvk te not totally altered in the process of extrica tion. will »«riant the belief that the explosion was udoubtedly due to some Interior cause. AMERICAN REPORT IN I all 1r«t of the Finding« af th* Maias < <>urt of ln<|tiir». U. H H Iowa. flr»t rate Key Weal. Fla. Monday. March JI lew After a full and mature ct»n«id»r< lion of ail the IriHmouy before it, th« court And« a* follow« Ftr»t That thr United Htat«» baitla*«hip arrived In the harbor of Havana Cuba on the Slat day uf January lUt» and wm taken to buoy No <. in to < fathom» of water, by th» regular govern- merit pilot The United Hiate« consul th«n »t Hitan« had notified the authorities a <« the previous waning of al that P« p«ac« ths Intended arrival uf th« Maine He-'ond Th* state of dlavipllna on b*»ard th* M »lne was eicalUnt. and all order» and regulations in regard tu th* care ahd safrty of th« ship w«r« strietly carried out All ammunition was »towed away in accordant*« with Instruction», and proper car« was taken whenever ammunition waa handled. Nothing was stored In any on« of th« magaBine» or »hellmom» which wa» not permitted to be «lowed <h«r«. Th« mainlines and shellr<M>m» were al ways locked after having tw-en opene«1. and after th« destruction of th« Mains th« key» were found in thvlr proper placy !n ,h" captain eaten everything bav* ln< b**n reported Mw*ur» that evening at ~ • “ P. * M The trmperature of (he mega tine» and »hellrooms were taken dally and reported Th« only magaain« which h«d an undu« amount of heat w«» th« after ID-Inch ma|»iln» «nd that did not aapb*d« at th« tim« th« Maine w«« d«* •truyed Th« torpedo warh«ada were ail •towed in th« after part of the «hip under th« ward room, and neither raus««t participated In th« deal ruction of Main« The dry run-roike primer», detonator*. w«rw •towed in th«* cabin and r«mot» from th» s*ena of th« »xpie- •tea Th« waste was rarvfully looked after on board th* Mali« to obviate d»ng«r flpocia) orders In regard to thte had t*»en given by th» commanding oflk er Var- ulobe* dryers, alcohol and ether com- bt.Aiib'c* >»f thia nature, wer» »towed on >r ab«>v« th* main de« it and could not hav* had anything to do with th« de struction of ef th« tha Maine Main» Th» m«dical 'ra w«rw alowrod aft. under th« war«!- fr»>m th« •»•a« of lh« roook •nd r<m etplo«M>n N<* dsngeroua •toro» of any kind were stowed below tn any of th« other st*»rmM»ma. or In the roatbunhor» Of th**«« bunkers adjoining th« forward mag'aatne and sh«lh »toma, four w«ro empty, nam*ty. Hl H4 lift, |M AU had tern In uso that date, and AM waa full •f new river «**■>•! This mm 3 had b**«n carefully ln»peet*d before rec vine it on b**ard Th* bunker in whl h II «a» «lowed w«s arrrstelbl* »n three aide« at all l|m*s. and the fourth «hie at this time, on ac count of bunker» IM and IM being *mpty This bunker AM, ha>l been Inspected that day bv th* engineer «»fl! ' r oft duty Ths Are alarm* In th* bunker* wer* tn work ing order, and there had never been a i * m > of spontaneous combustion ef coal on board the Main* Th« two after boll- •r* ♦»( the *hlp w*re In U«M1 at th« tim« nt th« duaster. but for «»tail ary purt*»««* only with a comparatively tew pressure of steam and l ag tended by a reliable >14 noi ha*« watch. These bolter h« ship Th« caused th« ««ptaaloi 1 Ip ha*« «Ine« forward bolterv of I nd ar« in fair been found by th« dl he dseteu lieti condition <*n ths nig had b«*n r«M of the Maine, »very ported «Brc»ire fot th au by reta bl« j»«rsons At thorttirs to the com th« the lim* the Maine •hip was quiet and liable to accident ra fr»»m th«»«» on board. Third The <1eetru«tten «»f th« Maine or- <urr*4 at ♦ e- M «»n the Iftth da* of February I’A in the harbor of Havana. Cuba, bring at tha tim« moored to th« IMN t»u«»y to which she ha«t taen tsken '«p«»n h* r *-■-:..•»! Th*r* wer« two eaploetona of a distinctly different character a very short but distinc t tn- tsrvai between them, and th« forward part of the ship was lifted to a marked degree at the tim* of th* first etph The first eapbmlon was m«»r« In th* lure of a report- like thal of a gun. whll* the sec ond as plosion was mor« «l-en. prolonge«!, and of a greater vol* Í ume Th* socond eiplosion was. It I th« opinion of th» court, cause«! by th» par- rial esploamn of two or mor» of ths » for* ward magaain** of th« Maine <«»a«4l(lua of the Wreck Fourth Th« evidence bearing on this being prtn< I pally obtained from divers did n*»t enable the court to form a d»fl nite r«»n- I nt •>« a* to th* < >f lit -n of th* wre« k although It wa» established that the after part of the ship was prar th'Ally Intai't. And sank In that condition a very f*w minute* after th* 4r*tru* ttnn of the forward part Th« following facts Mew York, April !,-—At preeenl over 2.000 men are at work in the Brooklyn naty yar-l«, and work g<we on 'lay and mghL Work on the Ihdphin haa Irrem completed, an-1 atorea and ammunition have Irwn put upon her There are nearly 20 ve»M-|a in tiie yard lut-lmiin, the t 'hir ago, Atlanta, Tex»» am! May flower Ssletu, Mass.. March 80.— Abnsr Clirney Goufall. <h<M tiers, aged 88 - ------ . If" perfeetril the Aral printing press that prints-«! on both si.fee in one operation He also Inveotes! ths era. ker machine an<l iwrfrctad the preparation of ooppar and steel plates for use by engravers Peking. March 30.—The Ch mete gar risons were withdrawn today from Port Arthur and Talton-Wan. The Rtinetan etandard an»! Russian Dag were hoi »ted at both place». Keroaene from Sumatra it entering the marbete *»f the far E*n in <*<>mp»ti- lion with the Ruealan oil. Great pre|*falinna are being made for the gtockgrowar»* contention to be held in Denver nell January. K»M|hl « For*lga V«rht V-«*' <■ SPAIN |S nsIHIA **F1KEM!W Havana, April 3.-—4'aptam-General Blanoo baa Issue*! an important decree, • latal March 30, and published thia morning, tn which hr «Bréete (ha rm! of nwmivnIratmn in the f« ur ««-»tarn provtti* •-», Pmar drl Rio, Havana, Ma lania« an I Santa Clare. Thr preamble »eta forth that tha pacification <»f the raatern pruvímv» having been considerably »«harterd by thr combined action nt arma and the natural « ff* I of the r«tnbl ahturnl of ant«m«imy in giving »r nmy to the euuntry, making possible the altano- tm nt f tl.«' »i>fc*ar. t«d»v and f«*>l crops; it al«o l«ring near Ilia lima when the minor planting« give the mean» of living to the laboring »■ ! ««•«”• and j «’ a »Ants, al«»* behaving thr time haa c»w tn ri surue the normal rnndi* ti«*na In the t«>wr»» ar I vilLig -«. to do • way with theoaosr «*f *• iffmng am«» g the people, to remove *» far a « (a*«*ibla all tha rffrc’ta of the du»'rnira !*«« an I further to give •.»mplcte lib« rty to all th# «euntry people to return to »uch place« •• they desire tn «Io »ooh lal-«*r a* they may vrirc’t, this order t» tana»!. The prvtmble further «ay« that for the rr»'onerntrad<*«» who are without re- •ource» or instruments w th which t«> Iatar reinaiiiing in towns »*r orntrr* previously »rt apart for their use, tha colonial government propose« to the governor general a plan of relief, In this plan, tlie mayor« ami alcghles are rlj-xH ted to take part. »«U'dishing soup kitchen», etc , and *l<*ing all in their P«>wer to terminate the cli»Hng misery. After the preamble, the order con tinue»-. ' Article I After the publicatimi «»ft1« or !cr, th* r« . t . «-ntrado« am! thetr famib»’« will >*•» all •««••I t»» return home In the four province* given above«, “Article 3. Order» all relief ««»m- mittr”* ami military authuriti”« to fa cilitate the workings of the !«•> re« »ml also t«> ai-l the rccun«*entra !«»• in secur ing new hoii«’« “Article 3. Olrert» the colonial government, lhro«igh II» «e.-retary an I ministerial <»ffi« er», to prepare to i ale- cute all nroaaaary orders to »eenra for the country people work un cubile Itn* proveniente and ata» to give (<Mit| I by •oonomkcal kitchens to «Il «uffa ring. attention being eaHed lu thon* on the • mall country e«tat«M ••Article 4 AH the •nd above the fuuda now of the committee are to ta provided for under thr h«’ad of an ••it»»or Itnary war credit "Article ft. All f -rmer order» of r sconce nt ration are abrogated." H.slslanra I rgs-1 Yokohama. Match 80.—Thu unoffi cial section of llie preaa is » lively urg ing th* government to resist Russia's action in China, but the official press is silent. The diet will meet May 8. Han Franciftro, April 3.—Th« steam er Valrnt'ia. whi«*h will »ail hpii Mun day for Copper river, will take away thier government ei|«*«litiun». On» rip»«!11ion is going north U> »»irvry the mouth of Copper r*vwt another 1» go ing to Cook inl«t an<! the third i» to atirvey an all-American route via Vai- «lea paw to the hea»l of Copper river. In Berlin an«! Ideipeio cydotnefeta are attache*! to cal*» »<> that the <>o- cupant may know hia legal fare ranni» li.o«,n>l t>,lng. In Ha>«r1ln»aa Io It«*«». Palermo. April 1.—The Journal de Seoilla announce« that th« Unltad Mate« haa bought th« »team yacht Angus, belonging to the Florio Ruhl- natto Company, for a dis|ratch-boat. The price paid la (Suo.OOO Liberates .Ml Suffering Re concentrados. Th« Kvplttrlng K a ps»<l lll<>ne. Russia In Full Ft»«s«ssiew Mlreonla, Mont , April 1 —Colonel Burt, commanding the Twenty-fifth infantry. United Htatee army, bead* quarters at Fort Miaaoula, has hern no tified by the department euminan-ler that the regiment waa ordered to Flor ida. and to hold the troop« in rear I mere to move at once. !» J' are, however • atabltahed by the taa'I- mony That portion of th« «hort »i4« «f th« protected deck wh|.*h «»tend» from about frame W to atenit framr 41 waa blown up aft «t i ov«r to jH.rt Th« main d«> It fn’m at jt frame in «■» abi--.it frame 41 waa blown u|> aft and »lightly over to • »art»« ar«1. foldln« th« forward part of QUEEN REGENTS APPEAL. th« middle «upwratructur« o*«r am! on top of the floor part Thl» w«». In th* opinion of th* ■ o-irt rML)»«4 hy th« partial »«plo W rtf!« r«*8 Help (ft lhf> Hu ««rell'ii uf K ur«p* •Inn of two or mora of tha forward tting« • »Ine« «f the Maine Ix>ndnn, April J -—The Vienna cor- Tha Fifth At Cram* It th* outer »h*lt of the , nepondent of the Standard «ays ship fr«»m a point UH f**t from th« mb! queer, regent »»f >pam. 1 learn, wrote die linn of the ship «n«l *■« fs«*f AkSKV» personally last week to Emperor Fran the k»el. wi.rn In its norm*! p<»«itl*»n, ha« cis Joarph and other »overeign», In- been f»»r» rd up •<> a* to lx about four feej chiding E: h r - <»r S i !>••»« *. rv<pie*tit>g above th* surf*”* of th* «•!•(. th«rr not pr»** i«”ly inter^rntlun, but th«» ex fore about 34 f*et above whet« if would b< ercise of sm h ihfluei» » at St ashington had th» ship sunk unlnjtir«*! Th« autsld« as might con*Im’s to a ftviilwmenl <»! bottom platina 1« bent into a reversed the injury to Bj«am'» •llgniiy and vital V ah Apr. the Sflar wing of which, »(»»Ut ' Interests. IS fe«»i htoad and 33 f««t tn length «from To her relatives in frame IT to frame 2t» te doubled bark upon Itaclf aKulnet the t •»ntlnuation of ths je«ty wrote that she regard« hererlf a» more fettered than a real sovereign, MUM plAtlng eitendin* forward At frame *' the v«rfl a) k**e| is bmhm because «he is only a trustee *h«* has In two •nd and th* flat keel bent Inf» an undertaken to hand over Io a »«>n an angle aimllar to th* an«!« formed by ths inderitame from hi» faQivr unimpaired eutsid» bottom plating This break 1» and tUlinjured. “1 am in a difficult position," »he now about »Is feet below th« surfsc« of . lh« water, an«! about 10 feet abo*« Its I said, “having to •* I as a g iar«llan of normal petition, tn th« opinion of ths the *!vr »«ty win* h I must n*»l exp«*an court, thl» rffwt could bav« b**»n pro- to any danger T«> surremler Cut s in durrd only by the eip'«»** «>r> nt a mln*, any form will unquestionably te Injur «ituated under (hr bottom of the «hip. at ing tlie dynasty under which such sur a*.«*ut fram* |w and somewhat on th« render «w?»"urr«**i whereas to fight f«»r i| port »Ide of the »hip would keep thrse Interests intact, to Hix»h The .... irt finds that the loss of gether with my country's honor. Hut the Maine on th« occasion iume<1 was th«« disa.lvantsg**« -pain would have not in any r«»pwct du« to fault ot negli to fight under are obvouj«. am! a peace gent*« on the part of any of the ofll-ers ful »o hi I Ion would t*r»t »«rve every or member* of th* erew of Mid veasel H«\enth In the opinion of th« court, purp»»«e. 1 «Io not pretriw! to giv» the text of th« Maine was destroyed by the esplo si«>n of a submarine mine which r««»»«-«l the queen regent's letter, V'1* only tlie The recipients have the partial rip:•■’»ion of two or more of general »rnse. been deeply impreasrd by the •eriuus- her forward magsiin*-« Eighth The court has been unahl« to nr»» of *u< h communication from a obtain evlden«'« fixing th« responsibility woman of remarkable energy and muim » for the destruction of the Maine up«>n of duty, confronted by such a moment any person or persons ous Cl ISIS. W T -< < uliih'l K«««S|». Captain. V. H Haren«, April 2. — It i. an noon red A H MAlttX. that Liaiitenant-Colofirl fhrntktlrtn, J H N. CommAOder Judge Advocate who eoniiuaiule-l tl.e h|-aniali form Th« court having finished th« Inquiry It Imk-ler «as ord«r«d to make. ad)*>urn«w! at 11 which killwl the iMurgant A M to await th« action nt th« con Arangurrn, while viaitmg ltir> h<>u»e of Dr. Francisco Vidal, at <iuana>ia<>«, vening authority ha. I«en wounded hy a re««l»<* allot W T 1AMI1ON. in the neck. The crilutrd man who Captain. U M N President fir«! tbr allot vw-aped A II MAHIX. V fl N Ueutenant Commander. V n la t.arha’• Ihreale Ju«!ge Advocate llavaina, April 2 — Let Locha, in an f fl F1ag«htp N*w York. March n editorial, aaya Its* off Key West. Fla “We are «1 the end of the far« e Th« proceedings and finding« of ths which haa held the atage until now. court of inquiry tn 1h* aleivs care Hraren alioul-l apprire Senor Hagaata M flK'AHP ar* approved that he IX near the end. not only uf Ina Rear Admiral Commalld«r-la-Chlef I! n (rolltlcal career, but al.0 of Ilia life.'* Naval Fores of the North AttetH«* A Fsm««s Insssisr. Vasal Matloa al Pearl Harber. By a rote of Ik to 7 the .Maryland senate han ordered et>groare«l the bill to appropriate 8 >UJ "' a year lor two years to John Hopkins anivereity The house has concur re I with the sen ate in passing a lull to - barge the form of judicial oaths, doing aeay with the Words ‘ ro help mv thsl " IN Wa«hi ng tun. April 4.—Thexe is lit- lie doubt that lite president and men.- Iw-rv of hia cabinet now regard a «Mt- tlict with ■*|Miin as alrrowt inevitable In his loeas^ge to rongreee, which in all probability will be sent in early lu ths week, it is un lervtswkl that the president will review al some length the record aa tt stands between thia government and H|Min, but will not in- sist upon further time in which to con- tiune neg. .t tat long looking to a iwacw- ful aettleineut of tf.<- Cuban i>r<-l iem. The cabinet meeting this morning waa unquestionably the most irajortam held in many years. It receive.I bpain's answer to the ultimatum of Ibis gov- ernuient, and fln ling it unsatisfactory, practically decided U|cn a |sdicy which al this hour seems certain to involve hostilities. The whole record will be laid before rangrrse, and the question SPAIN REALIZES HER POSITION la ri- w under earnest i.msideralMMi of Hnnat That The*» 1« bat <»«• Thing Io what shall be the particular form our !»«*. and That 1« ta <ll«a In |s>)lcy shall take in bringing to an end Madrid, April 1 —While the situa the horrors in ( 'ubo , and securing the tion here i» out w ar«lly <»f the >*almest in-le|>etidenoe of the island. description, the actual |<wition of Propositions ranging from a simple affair« i» regarded as critical by both New York. April 3 —A diapat< h to recognition of Cuban lndo|w>ndence to the Unite*! Males legation and the a straight out declaration of war have the World from Ma*lrid say* The Spanish government The Unital b|*anish government ha» wired tho sub* Ix-ei; urged at the capltol, but there is Stale-» minister. General Mewart W« mm |- hardly a doubt that the mayirity of rtanee ol the n«*g«diation» tetwrrn this congress await the executive lead be ford, is working and will continue to country an«! the United States t<>( sp work energetically pear* until the t*in-Genrtal Blanco, at Havana, with fore taking action, an-1 are dis|« "H>.| to first gun is fired. It i* known the a view of obtaining hi» «-pinion on th» adopt Mr M- Kinley's sug.-ovtions on this point It is not thought that any H|»ant»h admits the d»*sirab>liiy or ne dl»|«*sition **f th® insular gt*vernto»nt. of the resolutions, except, (Mosiblv, a cessity of complying with tl-e «lemai 1» thr autonomist snd other colonial par- of tlie Unlta! State«» ai d it is only in t>«U, an«! as to what disp***Hi<*n tbr simple ro gnition of indepemlsnoe, the disinclination of the minister* to armv and thr volunteers woui«l ihrfW would l.-ad to war There were, of <ourse, all sorts of put thia willifignea* in roncrvtr form toward the rontrmplatal riteau* to ha«- rumors in circulation, mcindlng re where the «langur lies. If a conference ten the pariti 4»1i«»n <>! (‘ute. wen* to lie held with the Grrruan or While confit* tihg lmpr«-*»H>h» ptrVSi I torts of mediation by some Ediro|«*an French «liplomata, the matter would be in |*uiitical t n«| diplomatic cir« l«w on lowers, but no such suggestion has The point Couie to this government, for aa late as srtth-d without qur«tu»ri. thr issue of ti e negotiations, thr tm which General Woodford is now pres# ft o ’ cloi k, in response to a direct ques premion is that the govrrntnrnt will ing i» that in the interest of humanity, «Io it* tawt tu MMptirr j»ra«-e by reawm- tion, Hecretary Day said there had hostihtirs in Cuba must erase Immedi been no offer of mediation by any for- able EMincfi-Mtons to America ami Cuba, ately. No date was flx«d either in the although ounplste iridepemlenre may sign government. Hist or in the prment note, but the not te conoded. ! »Iiiyat Member'« M|«t«(it»nt United States !■ now dwelling up*m Or»« m win I »er of the cabinet, in the “immediately." and inwisting that A GERMAN BLUFF •leaking *>f tha meeting today, «aid: Spain accept its general interpretation. “In (hr morning, it wav appatwD^ to Th* public generally u* taking little In » M««1<- t« S*«ur» (‘(»«•«■••Iren of all ol iia that, having cihauatcd all apparent interest in th«- situation, but I Iberia. diplomatie effort» to bring alwnit a bet there is a g*»n»*ral d!»inehnation to l»e- New York, April 2 —Joseph Hart- ter <Mm>lition of affaim in Cuba, the lieve that war is likely. sell, an Amen« .»n Methodi«t bishop in whole qneetHii) tnit»l be »ubmittesl to A dispatch from Barcelona s.iys that Africa, who has just arriv» I from tbu < ng»»'*«. At our afternoon meeting, the arm« I »team yacht Giralda. pur Dark Continent, * av » that while he tha president rm|ue»te.| each member chased by the Spanish <«*vernm«*nt was in Literia a G«*rman gunboat«?» of the < abinet t«> expreva freely hi* in from Harry .M< < I'tii'Uit, th” Frglish rived and demand«*«! f . 1,300 indemnity dividual opinion aa to what ebould be r.vvliorso owner, after the ve— . . h>r an alb-g -d «•ff«'ftnv t«i a G«*rman dona. Tlie duk'inaion wit entirely on I»een rejected by the United States, is subject. The indemnity was cateu- the litMM indicated by the niemlM*ra. now b»«ing fitted up as a dispatch Ixut. lal”il as follow» Nothing definite war deckled upon« El Pats say« four warships have been Damag»-* to | qierly, | i Soo. »oo and no <<>nclu»ion» reached. bed The pro obtained by Spain in France, ami I hat for threatening to »tab the German ami blem will now hike the view» mu limit- negotiation» are jH’mhiig for the ptw- $4.60 h for llir expense of collecting the ted tn hun under contidera*ion, pro- ch no of »«»vend lor j»»-lo-boate in Great money witl* a gunt*oat p.vAtory to hia meteage to emigre»**, Britain. El Pais also says tliat order« President Coleman refused to pay, which will I h * ’•«•ot early in the week have been issue«! to mobilite all the whrrvu|*oti the commamlet of the g in- ‘'P h - dent *M* Kinley I iam dune A ^pani«h war ahips. ami that the tor- boat told him that Germany w«»nl<l great deal of w«»rk nw*rntly, and »P- pedo-boat Halcon is to sail immehale- waive th” claim for imlvrnnlty if a par» pietty well fatigued. Coma** ly from <*artair*na for ('adia, when* .« treatv wa* ent« rvd into placing Li- qiiently, he will tak • «»me little real •eoond tor|»«»do oquadrf m is tai ng pre term under Germany1» protectorate before tH'giniiing work on th«» mewtage. pared. Military enginerrv are starting This *u ata* declined am! Prv*ider»t Ik haa not yet «itiermined what rec* ior the Canary islands, and the Bale Coleman <'omtnim*n»ne«l Bithop Hart- ummendati<Mi will l»v communicated to aric islands mt * being fortitl«**! gall to emleavor to move I ngiaml am! 1 congrats. Italy, it is said by El P ais , haa «ie- tlie United Mate» tn tack Literia in “My own imlivi lual opinion it that rid»1*! to sell the armored cruiser Gms- its effort to remain imivte'mirnt <»f but little faith can I)»» put in promirvt aep|*e Garibaldi, of 6,MO tons, w«-)l G«*rmao and Fivm h interferemv. m» lf* by Hpain, and thia make» inehe»- armored, a sister ship of the Varex, tu TLe bishop «ays he has laid the mat itat»* alM»ut at ■ epting w ith any confi Spain. ter before the British government and dence her lat«*«t priqx>aal«. hi the fir»l Two regiment» ac«*»rding to El Pai«, now intern!» taking it to the govern pla ”, «he protiiiiu i a long time ag*» are going to the ('«nary islaml* to ment at Waahington. that the reront entrado» would he re strengthen the Spanish garrison there. leased; the rrault thowa thia promise El Pais »♦’«•* in the meeting hetw«M«n Hearh'« Atltlvr tes the < tthan*. baa not Inen kept. Now tho pr««|MHu*a General Woodford ami the Spuni»h Washington, April 2 —-Krprewcnla to n h’iiM«’ them, but k<*’|> them Ulldci minister yesterday an indication that tive<' B Beach, of Ohl’>, sent the military »*ipvrviai'>n Who ran tell the Unite«! Stat«** is *'gaining time and following telegram to President Palma, whether »tie will adhere to thi» ri- wuiting f«»r tlie rainy season, so as to uf the (’u* .in vinta preated intention? take Spain at a disadvantage in Coba.** ^Having maintained the war for '*Broa*l|y, there appear* to l»e three The Armstrongs' S|mnish ag**nt, a three year* by their own biavery, re- rounw »»|«en to the priwidenl in dealing Spaniard who is in touch with the gov aotiro**« and sacrifices, unprecedented further with thia matter. Tlie first of ernment ami onmmercial people iu in all history, will the Cuban» •««»•pl these it t<» accept the proposal» »ubiint- Spain, ha» expressed the tielirf that cnmpromlee when they ran overhear in t«*l by >|*ain in reply to tlie American unleM the powers intercede, there will th* throat of their brutal enemy a rrprrwcrstatioM, tha ««Hom! to relegate l»e war. death rattle? (leal forbid! Will com- the whole matter to con great, , and let Main« K»ll»f Hill a I.aw promiae <1 *<• you bark your son? Will that tM»}y du as it seems pro|>er— Washington, April I.—Th® act for it unrape your daughter* Will it re which ¡think would mean interven- vive the mother who urged them on tion—an*! the third* to take i a middle the lelief of the »offerers by th” Mam® with the breath which starvation al »land But, «a I said before, nothing diaaator waa today approved l>y lowed? Fight it out. Uncle Sam is lias vet l*een determined upon by the praaidvnt. dusting off hi» uniiorm,” Tha nuMt aignificiant of tha naval or president, or. if tie lias reached a de cision. lie del not communicate it to dara iaaired by th» navy Urpartment re- Fur Itrllaf n1 C r I-S h « cwntly aaa th« dvtaehtnvnl of ( ’oui- the »ahtnet. Washington, April 2 —Reprerenta- •’Yea, referenda wa» made by l*paiii mander Hora« « M. Klm«r, from Cimili»' tire Wheeler Ititrolurel a bill today to tt»«- Maine matter in tlie reply »tie «hip yard, and entering hint to duty purchase appropriating 1 -"«.(HiO to srnt through Minister Woodford, bhe “tn th* moaqutlo tlreL “ Thi. auxiliary proviaion« foi tlie n*e <>t Cuban non- made no i<tT» r to pay for tlie loot, but or gali i cal ion of th« navy, which la to combátante, and directing the preti- be callrel into rervtre in tiiu» ol war, sugg”Mt<d that the matter be Mettled by dent to caure them to la- cotireye.1 at arbitration. Bo far as I recall, «he ex la to lw> 0011»|»»re«l ni amali craft of all once to tlie atari mg iwople. and to tire pressed no regret for the »ad occur- kindx that may be obtainable t>y the aa much of tlie military and naval rrner ami the whole thing wa* regard «lepartnient u|>on which a gun may be forcee aa neoeaaary to attain thl. pur ed as a cold■bluoded statement.** mounted, and other defensive device lure. It alwi dilecta the prr.irl.-nt to pla< «d. Aa lar aa practicable, it la the Th* reply of Spain is sal*I in effect intention ol th« department that there notify the hpantafi government that to te» ieprrsentatu»n that tlie inde|»end- aliali i«e a re|>arate act of ahipa for th« thia prore, ling ■> an a<-t uf humanity, enre of t’<il»a means the |*arting or ■ lef.-n*« of the reai'oaat clima, th» and not intruded aa an act of ear. __ whole _____ ersaiqn of Spanish territory, which to oom[«»o Ui« “moaquilo firet.’*' In cannot be «lone without the consent of th« event of neveaaity f«<r a r«i»de«roua Frelfhl Train« lolllrf«. t'hait » ihm »gì, Trim., April I.—Tww the H|*ai>«i«h oortes, which will not t*e of aererai of there lo«'al fleeta it can be htrnvy freight train» on the Wettern A* Is arssion until April 34. Then a ar rang» I, aa th« primary i«l«a ta for Atlantic railru*'! rollbird tolay near i'uunter projxksitlun is subuiitted that each local fi. et to form th« “mobil« «I«- Adairwville, U«. Engineer Elliot * m the Cuban matter »hall be settled u |*» ii f«n.»“ of th« particular city where tt a ba»)» reputable among nation». The will tie called into servire to aaaiat in inttanlly kill«*>l an»l Er.gm«H»r McArdeo United Mate« i» a«krd to give Spain furniahing armament for rearels, ami fatally injured The train«* were com time to treat with the Inwurgrnl» an*l in th« «vent of war, naval uflicer» will pletely i!«muli»h«,>T| am! a H'ore of * ar» •McefUtm what can be «lune in the na I* aaaigne.) to the OOtDtMtxl uf <aach uf «inaahed into kindling wood. Several tore of a peaewfn! »w|tl*ment. lire several locai ficela. braariurn wrr«* tMidiy injined. l)vep interest is felt in Havana in the news received from the United lut Lurha, in an ni Hon» I, Stated •ays: “Th» Unital state»’ nut«« tu Spain <Jruian«iif»g that a date b» to end hoatilllin i» »imply a Ur» tion of war. Il wa» hot lii«'i««d until after the finding of the United State» court of inquiry had been r»--rivv*l, which fl ml i ng 1» without sclent itk- tia»ts, and is open to question even ti|M*n the |»art of the m<*el prejudiced '* The senate committee on appropria T«» Huy l*«nl«h W ••< Ittdlra tions h«» r«*«««mmended that Cleve Wa«hington, April 8. — Henat**t land*» forestry order, reserving large areas of land In many states, t*e re lexlge haa re|M»rtr<l from the cvmuiittee scinded. Should th» Older te rrsuind- on foreign relation» a hill directing the e*l, the laml, about 17,04)0,000 acre» id pre«id«»nt to piirchaaa the Daniah Wnt all, would l«e restored to the public «Io- India ivlanda of Ht. ('mu. Ht Thoma» main, an<l the state of Washington an»! St. John, or any of tfiem, for a Five million dollar» would te extensively affuctv*). Senator coaling atation W11 «on haa *«‘vure«l an allowance of ia appropriated. |4’),C”iO f.«r the military | st at Spo A lighlhunee of Itamboo haa l*een kane. Wash., ami f 10,000 fur the built in Japan. It !• »aid to have great retabhshmrnt of a fish hatchery at puwar of reaivting the wave», and »luea Baker City, Or. not rut like ordinary wood. Bishop Hartsell, nf Liberia, is now in !««n«lon endeavoring to obtain from the F'nglish government a pmmiae to obtain the Inlergity of hia country from Flench encrrM« bmant. 11» will also ask the United Mtatea tn ai<i in protect ing its Afri.au offspring GIVES Pffort In • •»* Ward»« O»a«ral nianrR’i llnporl The governor of Connecticut doee not have the power to pardon Of to commute punishment of criminal», the »tele lioard of pardon» of five member» hav ing aule junediction id »ooh caera Washington April 8.—Tlie Spanish legation has revei v»»l the full report from General Blanco ami from the gov ernors of all the provlnoee of Cuba ami alcaldes and chief* of police of tho principal cities as to the condition ef the reeom-eritrmlos. It is an elaborate treatment of this subject by the offirere directly in aharge II is noteworthy that they do not seek to minimise the drswlful condition of these people, but endeavor to show they are doing their ,o ,||.,j,to \ba ■1017”¿»4 mixfortuoa which axixu. Chicago, March 80. — Miss Fanny San Francisco, Mart h 80. — Pf A M Dvv«n|a>rt, thè set resa, passo! a som- Gardinar, of the .N’apa Inaane aeylum. psratively «omfortabte night, !<at«r will go Ka«t thia werk to eariire in in the day. it was acknowiedged by varioua loufllitiM in the United htat**a thuee in attendane* npon the relebrated affidavit* uf a nun» ter of jwople a» to antri se that the patjent waa at death's the »anity of ineanity of Salier D. door. and alender hopee of ber recovery Worden, the trainwrrclier, rww at are «ntertained, Folanm under arntrnce of death. Russia la Full Fniieiel«*. Prkin, Mxrrh 83.—The (T>in«w ft- riiOM <rere withlixwn u«l»y from Port Arthur and Tahen-Wan Tha Rtt.aian at.n.lar.l arM Rureian fla« ware holxtad at both pl area.
